Cover Image
QR Code

Towards an Unusual speculum principis? Virtues in the Confucius Sinarum Philosophus's Proemialis Declaratio.

The Confucius Sinarum Philosophus (1687) represents one of the first attempts to translate some fundamental texts of Confucianism into a European language, Latin. In doing this, the Jesuits--and Philippe Couplet in particular--paid attention to the right ways to present Confucius to a Western audien...

Full description

Published in:Scripta Classica Israelica Vol. 42; pp. 19 - 40
Main Authors: Balbo, Andrea, Calce, Elisa Della, Mollea, Simone
Format: Article
Published: Israeli Society for the Promotion of Classical Studies 2023
Subjects:
Virtues
Confucianism
Jesuit history
Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715
Confucius, 551 B.C.-479 B.C.
Latin language
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost