Basic Writings (Translations from the Asian Classics)

Basic Writings (Translations from the Asian Classics)

by B Watson (Author)

Synopsis

Representative of the Fachia, or Legalist, school of philosophy, the writings of Han Fei Tzu (280?-233 B.C.) confront the issues of preserving and strengthening the state. His lessons remain timely as scholars continue to examine the nature and use of power. Burton Watson provides a new preface and a helpful introduction.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 134
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 01 Feb 1964

ISBN 10: 0231086091
ISBN 13: 9780231086097

Author Bio
Burton Watson is one of the world's best-known translators from the Chinese and Japanese. His translations include The Lotus Sutra, The Vimalakirti Sutra, Ryokan: Zen Monk-Poet of Japan, Saigyo: Poems of a Mountain Home, and The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry: From Early Times to the Thirteenth Century, all published by Columbia.