{"product_id":"the-analects-of-confucius","title":"The Analects of Confucius","description":"\"\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnalects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, also known as the \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSayings of Confucius\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, is an ancient \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; background: none; border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\" title=\"Chinese philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chinese_philosophy\"\u003eChinese philosophical\u003c\/a\u003e text composed of sayings and ideas attributed to \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; background: none; border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\" title=\"Confucius\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Confucius\"\u003eConfucius\u003c\/a\u003e and his contemporaries, traditionally believed to have been compiled by his followers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003eThe consensus among scholars is that large portions of the text were composed during the \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; background: none; border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\" title=\"Warring States period\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Warring_States_period\"\u003eWarring States period\u003c\/a\u003e (475–221 BC), and that the work achieved its final form during the mid-\u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; background: none; border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\" title=\"Han dynasty\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Han_dynasty\"\u003eHan dynasty\u003c\/a\u003e (206 BC – 220 AD). During the early Han, the \u003cem\u003eAnalects\u003c\/em\u003e was merely considered to be a commentary on the \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none; background: none; border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\" title=\"Five Classics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Five_Classics\"\u003eFive Classics\u003c\/a\u003e. However, by the dynasty's end the status of the \u003cem\u003eAnalects\u003c\/em\u003e had grown to being among the central texts of \u003ca style=\"text-decoration-line: none; background: none; border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\" title=\"Confucianism\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Confucianism\"\u003eConfucianism\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\"","brand":"Whispering Pines Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49630191223088,"sku":"9781779450326","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/the-analects-of-confucius","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}