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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice older book in good condition. Pages in good condition. Front two cover pages have some damage otherwise pages great. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> On still another occasion Confucius told his son when Po-y? pre- sumably had made some progress with the Odes: “A man who hasn’t worked on the Chou-nan [Odes 1-11] and Shao-nan [Odes 12-25] is like one who stands with his face to a wall.” With his disciples some of whom must have been rather recalcitrant Confucius remonstrated in these words: “Why don’t you study the Odes? The Odes will arouse you give you food for thought teach you how to make friends show you the way of resentment bring you near to being useful to your parents and sovereign and help you remember the names of many birds animals plants and trees.” What exactly then was the role Confucius played with regard to the Book of Odes which he prized more than any other? It used to be thought that he selected the 305 pieces from a corpus of some 3000 songs gathered over the centuries- -a theory now generally rejected. In all probability