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Classic of Poetry

The Shijing: 305 songs and hymns of ancient China, from the airs of the states to the temple odes.

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The Shih King (selections), tr. James Legge
James Legge, 1879

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01Classic of Poetry 1.1周南 02Classic of Poetry 1.2召南 03Classic of Poetry 1.3邶風 04Classic of Poetry 1.4鄘風 05Classic of Poetry 1.5衛風 06Classic of Poetry 1.6王風 07Classic of Poetry 1.7鄭風 08Classic of Poetry 1.8齊風 09Classic of Poetry 1.9魏風 10Classic of Poetry 1.10唐風 11Classic of Poetry 1.11秦風 12Classic of Poetry 1.12陳風 13Classic of Poetry 1.13檜風 14Classic of Poetry 1.14曹風 15Classic of Poetry 1.15豳風 16Classic of Poetry 2.1小雅 17Classic of Poetry 2.2南有嘉魚 18Classic of Poetry 2.3彤弓 19Classic of Poetry 2.4祈父 20Classic of Poetry 2.5小旻 21Classic of Poetry 2.6北山 22Classic of Poetry 2.7桑扈 23Classic of Poetry 2.8都人士 24Classic of Poetry 3.1大雅 25Classic of Poetry 3.2生民 26Classic of Poetry 3.3蕩 27Classic of Poetry 4.1周頌 28Classic of Poetry 4.2魯頌 29Classic of Poetry 4.3商頌

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詩經Original · Classical Chinese

Chinese text from Chinese Wikisource (zh.wikisource.org), transcribed by Wikisource volunteers. Public domain. · Source ↗

The Shih King (selections), tr. James LeggeTranslation · English · James Legge, 1879

James Legge's selection (1879) translates 102 of the 305 odes, 34 of them in part; the others are shown in Chinese only. Legge renders 帝 and 上帝 as “God,” a choice many scholars now avoid.

Translated by James Legge, The Sacred Books of China: The Texts of Confucianism, Part I, Sacred Books of the East vol. 3 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879). Public domain. Transcribed and proofread from the scan by English Wikisource volunteers. · Source ↗

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