Analects : With Selections from Traditional Commentaries

The famous translation of the complete work by Edward Slingerland, containing passages addressing all main subjects, is included in The Essential Analects.

The text, as well as its reception and interpretation, are accessible through an appendix of chosen traditional commentaries keyed to each passage.

A term glossary and brief biographies of Confucius' followers and the traditional commentators quoted are also provided.