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The essays gathered here, in addition to those by editors Wm. Theodore de Bary and Irene Bloob, are written by leading scholars of Asian cultures--among them Donald Keene, Peter Awn, Barbara Stoler Miller, Ainslie Embree, Burton Watson, C.T. Hsia, Paul Anderer, and others. They introduce classics from the Islamic, Indian, Chinese, and Japanese traditions, providing entree to texts which have emerged as monuments of Asian thought and literature. Among the works discussed are the Qu'ran, the philosophy of history of Ibn Khaldun, the Upanishads, the epic Mahabarata, the philosopher Mencius, the Lotus Sutra, T'and Poetry, the Tale of Genji, and the poet Basho.

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Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Literature: history & criticism Literary studies: general

• Full title: Eastern Canons
• Author: Wm Theodore de Bary
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 395
• EAN: 9780231070058
• ISBN: 0231070055
• ID: 04556677
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Weight: 453 g
• Dimensions: 209 × 141 × 26 mm
• Date of publishing: 18. May 1995

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