{"product_id":"9780190460891","title":"The Confucian Four Books for Women: A New Translation of the Nu Sishu and the Commentary of Wang Xiang","description":"\u003cbr\u003eThis volume presents the first English translation of the Confucian classics, \u003cem\u003eFour Books for Women\u003c\/em\u003e, with extensive commentary by the compiler, Wang Xiang, and introductions and annotations by translator Ann A. Pang-White. Written by women for women's education, the Confucian \u003cem\u003eFour Books for\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eWomen\u003c\/em\u003e spanned the 1st to the 16th centuries, and encompass Ban Zhao's\u003cem\u003e Lessons for Women\u003c\/em\u003e, Song Ruoxin's and Song Ruozhao's \u003cem\u003eAnalects for Women\u003c\/em\u003e, Empress Renxiaowen's \u003cem\u003eTeachings for the Inner Court\u003c\/em\u003e, and Madame Liu's (Chaste Widow Wang's) \u003cem\u003eShort Records of Models for Women\u003c\/em\u003e. A female counterpart to the famous \u003cem\u003eSishu\u003c\/em\u003e (Four Books) compiled by Zhu Xi, Wang Xiang's \u003cem\u003eNü sishu\u003c\/em\u003e provides an invaluable look at the long-standing history and evolution of Chinese women's writing, education, identity, and philosophical discourse, along with their struggles and triumphs, across the millennia and numerous Chinese dynasties. Pang-White's new translation brings the authors of the\u003cem\u003e Four Books for Women\u003c\/em\u003e to life as real, living people, and illustrates why they wrote and how their work empowered women.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47008794476784,"sku":"9780190460891","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780190460891_p0.jpg?v=1763659320","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780190460891","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}