Michael Nylan Books
Chang'An 26 BCE: An Augustan Age In China
By Michael Nylan, Griet Vankeerberghen
The Northern Chinese City Of Chang'an, Located Near Today's Xi'an, Was The Capital Of Multiple Dynasties. At Its Zenith During The Western Han Dynasty, Before An Interregnum Period Divided The Dyna...
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The Five Confucian Classics
"The Five Classics associated with Confucius formed the core curriculum in the education of Chinese literati throughout most of the imperial period. In this book Michael Nylan offers a sweeping ass...
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Recarving China’S Past: Art, Archaeology And Architecture Of The "Wu Family Shrines"
By Michael Nylan, Anthony Barbieri-Low, Cary Y. Liu
The “Wu Family Shrines,” one of the most important cultural monuments of early China, comprise approximately fifty stone slabs from the so-called Wu cemetery in Shandong province. Depicting emperor...
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The Canon Of Supreme Mystery
By Michael Nylan, Hsiung Yang, Xiong Yang
Translation of the first grand synthesis of classic Chinese thought.
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Zuo Tradition / Zuozhuan: Commentary On The "Spring And Autumn Annals"
By Michael Nylan, Stephen Durrant, Zuo Qiuming, Wai-Yee Li, Andrew Plaks, David Schaberg
Zuo Tradition ( Zuozhuan ; sometimes called The Zuo Commentary) is China's first great work of history. It consists of two interwoven texts - the Spring and Autumn Annals (Chunqiu, a terse annalis...
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Lives of Confucius
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Confucius—“Master Kung” (551–479 BCE), the Chinese thinker and social philosopher—originated teachings that have deeply influenced Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Vietnamese thought and life over ma...
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