This book establishes "Confucian Literature" as a multidisciplinary genre. By breaking down the barriers between literature and philosophy, this book opens the field of Chinese literature to new interpretive methods, and brings Confucian values to readers through literature. The anthology is a selection of 28 literary works--12 poems and 16 prose pieces--by 21 authors from the Tang and Song Dynasties (618-1279). The translations, arranged side...