Confucius
- Books on site
- 1
- Total words
- 28,697
- Reading time
- 1.6 h
- Years covered
- 475 BC
- Longest
- The Analects
Confucius (551–479 BC) was born Kong Qiu in the state of Lu, in what is now Shandong province, into a family of minor nobility that had lost its position. He held small administrative posts, taught a circle of disciples, and spent about fourteen years travelling from state to state in search of a ruler who would put his ideas of government into practice. He returned to Lu in old age and is said to have arranged the classical texts, but he wrote nothing himself. His sayings were collected by his disciples over the following generations and became the Analects.
1free edition28,697words on site~1.6 hreading time475 BCyears covered
The Analects| Year | Title | Words | Reading time |
|---|---|---|---|
| -475 | The Analects | 28,697 | ~2 h |
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