Book of Documents

English-language translations of
The Book of Documents
traditionally held to have been edited by Confucius

Book of Documents, Shujing, or Classic of History is one of the Five Classics of ancient Chinese literature. It is a collection of rhetorical prose attributed to figures of ancient China and served as the foundation of Chinese political philosophy for over 2,000 years.

1749159The Book of Documentstraditionally held to have been edited by Confucius

English-language translations of The Book of Documents include:

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The Shoo King or Book of Historical Documents (1865), Vol. III of The Chinese Classics, translated by James Legge (external scans (multiple parts): 1, 2)
The Shû King (1879), forming part of Vol. III of Sacred Books of the East, translated by James Legge (transcription project)
Book of History (Shu King), trans. by Walter Gorn Old (1911)

Book of Documents

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