The book of odes chinese text, transcription and translation by bernhard karlgren museum of far eastern antiquities stockholm 1950. Books by bernhard karlgren author of sound and symbol in. Karlgren is the author of many studies on the history, philology, and art of ancient china. In 1957 he published a compendium of phonetics in ancient and archaic chinese, which describes the materials, methods and results of his reconstructions. The bulletin of the museum of far eastern antiquities, stockholm, 1950. English, bernhard karlgren, the book of odes, stockholm, the museum of far.
Index to glosses on the book of odes and glosses on the book of documents 107 desmond gure. Glosses on the kuo feng odes, bulletin of the museum of far eastern antiquities. The book of odes chinese text, transcription and translation by bernhard karlgren. Interestingly, though not uncharacteristically, the oldest chinese literature is not that cosmological in nature. Karlgren published his glosses on book of odes in three separate issues 14, 16, 18 of the bulletin of the museum of far eastern antiquities from 1942 to 1946, and his complete translation of the 305 poems appeared in volumes 16 1944 and 17 1945 of the bulletin.
Chinese literature begins with shijing book of odes, an anthology of songs, poems, and hymns. Some chinese paintings in the ernest erickson collection. Chinese text, transcription, and translation stockholm. Shijing, translated variously as the book of songs, book of odes or simply known as the odes or poetry chinese. Bernhard karlgren article about bernhard karlgren by the. Undergrowth in forest, dead deer in the meadow, all wound with white rushes, a maiden white as marble.
Classic of poetry, book of songs, book of odes, book of poetry. Book of odes have become objects of study for philologists instead of. Glosses on the book of odes bernhard karlgren download bok. Legends and cults in ancient china bernhard karlgren download bok. In the early 20th century, karlgren conducted large surveys of the varieties of chinese and studied historical information on rhyming in ancient chinese poetry, then used them to create the first ever complete reconstructions of what is now called middle chinese and old chinese. I go down the stream after him, but he eludes me by going into the midst. Glosses on the book of odes bernhard karlgren download.
Bernhard karlgren has 23 books on goodreads with 92 ratings. Wisdom and hermeneutics of poetry in classical confucianism. Shi, is the oldest existing collection of chinese poetry, comprising 305 works dating from the 11th to 7th centuries bc. Museum of far eastern antiquities, 1950, and the book of odes stockholm.
Petersburg, adventurous sojourn in china, studies in paris, and academic career at uppsala and gothenburg university. Donald holzman, confucius and ancient chinese literary criti. The work deals with karlgrens childhood, school years, university studies at uppsala and st. Classic of poetry wikisource, the free online library. Book of odes by bernhard karlgren volume editor alibris. The museum of far eastern antiquities, 1950 notes on texts. Chinese text, transcription and translation stockholm. Legends and cults in ancient china bernhard karlgren. He has also done scholarly translations, with commentaries, of the ancient chinese books shih ching and shu ching.
Karlgren article about karlgren by the free dictionary. The book of odes kuo feng and siao ya bernhard karlgren is a translation of the first parts of the shijing, with minimal notes. For the translation of chu tzu, i have used david hawkes, chu tzu. The author draws a portrait of his teacher bernhard karlgren 18891978, whose research in a variety of fields laid the foundations of modern sinology. The classic of poetry, also known as the book of songs, is a compilation of that ancient cultures ancient writings. Cranmerbyng 1908 a selection of ancient chinese poetry from the shih ching. A girl is out in the open, hoping for a lovemeeting with her beau, whom she dare not even mention by name. Book of poetry, by xu yuanchong, edited by jiang shengzhang, hunan, china. Museum of far eastern antiquities, 1950 chinese poetry 270 pages.
More detailed information is available in karlgrens glosses on the book of odes series also reprinted in book form. More translations from the chinese by arthur waley 1919 a collection of translations of ancient chinese poets by a leading scholar. The reeds and rushes are very green, the white dew becomes hoarfrost. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Chang utilizes classic texts and archeological findings to present an argument for chinas initiation as one founded on political pursuit. Shi poems that we read today are not the ancient zhou versions, but late han recensions of. Index to glosses on the book of odes and glosses on the book of documents 1964 glosses on the book of odes 1964. The classic of poetry has 8 translations, the first of which was published in. The classic of poetry, also shijing or shihching chinese. Glosses on the book of odes museum of far eastern antique hardcover january 1, 1946 by bernhard karlgren author. The book of documents by karlgren, bernhard, 18891978 call number.
Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Annotated throughout by noted sinologist and tibetologist zahiruddin ahmad bernhard karlgren on. Loan characters in prehan texts ii 1 bernhard karlgren. Bernhard karlgren academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. Classics in english translation chin 342 542 classical. Translated by berhard karlgren in karlgren, the book of odes. Selected examples from the jade exhibition at stockholm, 1963. It consists of 311 poems 6 without text dating from the zhou dynasty. Includes the chinese text, romanization, reconstruction of ancient chinese, and translation, a nust for the study of this classic. Swedish linguist, bernard karlgren, presents this scholarly work on the chinese classic, the book of odes, or shi jing. The complete legge translation of the shih ching, the book of odes the book of odes by l. As new evidence begins to surface about ancient china, new understandings emerge regarding the development of this ancient society. The state and empire of chin chapter 1 the cambridge. Falsely rumored to be assembled by confucius, it became one of.
Klas bernhard johannes karlgren was a swedish sinologist and linguist who pioneered the study of chinese historical phonology using modern comparative methods. He employed linguistic methods to demonstrate the authenticity of the ancient chinese literary monuments tso chuan and chou li. Repetition, rhyme, and exchange in the book of odes jstor. Glosses on the book of odes museum of far eastern antique.
Chinese text, transcription and translation, stockholm. We have new and used copies available, in 1 editions starting at. This selection of poems from the chinese book of odes appeared in the wisdom of the east series. Swedish linguist, bernard karlgren, presents this scholarly work on the.
The poems are linked and organized for easy reading. The book of odes, also known as the classic of poetry, is the oldest existing collection of chinese poetry. Compendium of phonetics in ancient and archaic chinese. The classic anthology defined by confucius, cambridge. Bernhard karlgren s most popular book is the most venerable book shang shu. Chinese text, transacription and translation by bernhard karlgren. Books, images, historic newspapers, maps, archives and more. The book of odes index internet sacred text archive. Concubinage was a deeply entrenched social institution in the. Read the shi jing the book of odes, the oldest classic chinese scripture.
Karlgren published his first scholarly article at the age of 16 on. A complete translation by legge is also available at this site. Writing and rewriting the poetry university of chicago. The classic anthology defined by confucius, by ezra pound, cambridge. The shihching, translated variously as the book of songs, book of odes, or simply known as the odes or poetry is the oldest existing collection of chinese poetry. Academia sinica anyang ancestors ancestral temple ancient china animal designs archaeology bernhard karlgren book of odes bronze age bronze art bronze ritual vessels bronze vessels chi chu tzu chieh chinese bronzes chinese civilization chinese history chiu ting chou bronzes chou dynasty decorative divination dragons duke eastern antiquities. Covers clean, but a knock at bottom rner has affected half bottom edge, although causing only surface rippling, this has literally had a knockon effect throughout the book, sl.
Chinese text transcription and translation by bernhard karlgren karlgren, bernhard, 18891978. The authenticity of ancient chinese texts 1929 philology and ancient china 1926. Both of the odes contain poems concerned with courtly subjects, and the elegies or hymns are mainly concerned with religious rites. Museum of far eastern antiquities, 1950 and glosses on the book of odes stockholm. Books of songs 1937 and bernhard karlgrens 18891978 book of odes. Zheng min eight views of the yellow mountains china. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. James legges metrical book of poetry bulletin of the. Bulletin of the museum of far eastern antiquities, stockholm english translation with annotations by a. I go up the stream after him, the road is difficult and long. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Righting, riting, and rewriting the book of odes shijing. His full name was klas bernhard johannes karlgren, and he adopted the chinese name traditional. Book of odes by confucius, free pdf, ebook global grey.
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