Legge, James 1815-1897

Overview

Works:	1,013 works in 2,559 publications in 5 languages and 21,100 library holdings
Genres:	Sacred books History Sacred works Maps Literature Criticism, interpretation, etc Commentaries Biography Records and correspondence Sources
Roles:	Translator, Author, Editor, Other, Publisher, Annotator, Bibliographic antecedent, wac, Redactor, Creator, Author of introduction
Classifications:	PL2478, 299.51482

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about James Legge

The victorian translation of China : James Legge's Oriental pilgrimage by N. J Girardot( Book )
Striving for the "whole duty of man : James Legge and the Scottish Protestant encounter with China : assessing confluences in Scottish nonconformism, Chinese missionary scholarship, Victorian sinology, and Chinese Protestantism by Lauren F Pfister( Book )
James Legge, missionary and scholar by Helen Edith Legge( Book )
Translating Chinese classics in a colonial context : James Legge and his two versions of the Zhongyong by Hui Wang( Book )
[Letters of James and Hannah Legge : MS 380476] by James Legge( )

James Legge : a pioneer at crossroads of east and west by Wenjiang Huang( Book )
Liyage shi Ying yi Lun yu zhi yan jiu by Zhenying Yan( Book )
China : trade, politics & culture, 1793-1980 : sources from the School of Oriental and African Studies and the British Library, London( )
James Legge and the Chinese classics : a brilliant Scot in the turmoil of colonial Hong Kong by Marilyn Bowman( Book )
Jia she dong xi fang de qiao liang : Yingguo Han xue jia Liyage yan jiu = Bridging the east and the west : studies on the Scottish sinologist James Legge, 1815-1897 by Feng Yue( Book )
Han xue jia Li Yage zhuan by Helen Edith Legge( Book )
Han shi Ying yi yan jiu : Liyage, Zhailisi, Weili, Pangde by Fusheng Wu( Book )
China and the Chinese( )
Fan yi yan jiu de kua xue ke fang fa : Fei Leren han xue yao yi lun zuan = Towards an interdisciplinary methodology of translation studies : compilation and translation of Lauren Pfister's sinological works by Lauren F Pfister( Book )
A postcolonial perspective on James Legge's Confucian translation : focusing on his two versions of the Zhongyong by Hui Wang( )
Liyage "Shi jing" fan yi yu ru jiao chan shi = James Legge's translation of Shijing and interpretation on confucianism by Yan Jiang( Book )
Zhongguo chuan tung xiao shuo yu she hui ; East meets west : the impact on China and her response by Cunren Liu( Book )
China and the Chinese( )
Christian missions, Chinese culture, and colonial administration : a study of the activities of James Legge and Ernest John Eitel in nineteenth century Hong Kong by Man Kong Wong( )
Zi wo yu ta zhe : jing wen bian du shi yu zhong de Liyage "Lun yu" yi jie yan jiu by Yexiang Qiu( Book )

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Most widely held works by James Legge

Tâo teh king; or, The Tâo and its characteristics by Laozi( )

7 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and held by 1,804 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The I ching by Chiu Ming Chan( Book )

40 editions published between 1960 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 1,327 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

James Legge's translation of the I Ching is the standard against which all later editions of this timeless oracle have been judged. Part divination system, part guide to living a superior life, the I Ching can help you divine your way in this complicated world. Join the millions of people who have already experienced this mystic way

Tao Te Ching, Or, The Tao and Its Characteristics by Laozi( )

5 editions published between 1891 and 2017 in English and held by 1,071 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Tao Te Ching is a Chinese classic text. According to tradition, it was written around 6th century BC by the Taoist sage Laozi (or Lao Tzu, "Old Master"), a record-keeper at the Zhou Dynasty court, by whose name the text is known in China. The text's true authorship and date of composition or compilation are still debated. The Tao Te Ching is fundamental to the Taoist school of Chinese philosophy and strongly influenced other schools, such as Legalism and Neo-Confucianism. This ancient book is also central in Chinese religion, not only for Taoism but Chinese Buddhism, which when f

Confucian analects, The great learning, and the doctrine of the mean by Confucius( Book )

31 editions published between 1861 and 2013 in English and Chinese and held by 849 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Entire text of the Analects of Confucius in large, readable characters, and beneath this Legge's full translation, which has been accepted and the definitive, standard English version. Full chinese text, standard English translation on same page. Finest edition anywhere of one of world's finest thinkers

The Sacred books of China: The texts of Taoism by James Legge( Book )

47 editions published between 1891 and 2015 in English and held by 846 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

I ching; Book of changes by James Legge( Book )

26 editions published between 1962 and 2003 in English and Chinese and held by 831 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Wonderful new edition of this classic guide, the world's oldest surviving method of fortunetelling. With three coins and this book, join millions the world over who consult the I Ching to make decisions about the future and trying to understand the present

The Sacred books of China : the texts of Confucianism by James Legge( Book )

69 editions published between 1800 and 2005 in English and held by 696 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A record of Buddhistic kingdoms : being an account by the Chinese monk Fâ-hien of his travels in India and Ceylon (A.D. 399-414) in search of the Buddhist books of discipline by Faxian( Book )

50 editions published between 1886 and 2014 in English and German and held by 692 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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The Chinese classics; with a translation, critical and exegetical notes, prolegomena, and copious indexes by James Legge( Book )

75 editions published between 1861 and 2011 in English and Chinese and held by 593 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The four books: Confucian analects, the great learning, the doctrine of the mean, and the works of Mencius by Ssǔ shu( Book )

33 editions published between 1890 and 1971 in 3 languages and held by 499 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The religions of China. Confucianism and Tâoism described and compared with Christianity by James Legge( Book )

41 editions published between 1820 and 2015 in English and held by 493 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In this 1880 series of lectures, missionary James Legge, a pivotal figure in East-West relations, shares his knowledge based on more than thirty years' experience in the East, plus a lifetime of study. He discusses his views on the relationship between Christianity and Chinese culture, as well as his interpretations of Confucianism and Taoism

The works of Mencius by Mencius( Book )

16 editions published between 1861 and 2011 in English and Chinese and held by 476 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Sacred books of China: The text of Tāoism( Book )

27 editions published between 1891 and 2010 in English and German and held by 424 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Li chi: book of rites : an encyclopedia of ancient ceremonial usages, religious creeds, and social institutions( Book )

14 editions published between 1967 and 2008 in English and Undetermined and held by 416 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Shu ching: book of history. A modernized edition of the translations of James Legge by Clae Waltham( Book )

5 editions published between 1971 and 1972 in English and held by 383 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Chinese classics by James Legge( Book )

20 editions published between 1870 and 1985 in 3 languages and held by 380 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Chinese classics by James Legge( Book )

42 editions published between 1861 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 354 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A collection of sayings and ideas attributed to the Chinese philosopher Confucius and his contemporaries, traditionally believed to have been written by Confucius' followers

The philosophy of Confucius by Confucius( Book )

7 editions published between 1946 and 1974 in English and held by 340 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The texts of Taoism by James Legge( Book )

14 editions published between 1927 and 2016 in English and held by 326 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Nestorian monument of Hsî-an Fû in Shen-hsî, China, relating to the diffusion of Christianity in China in the seventh and eighth centuries; with the Chinese text of the inscription, a translation, and notes, and a lecture on the monument with a sketch of subsequent Christian missions in China and their present state by James Legge( Book )

20 editions published between 1888 and 1995 in English and Chinese and held by 229 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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