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Great Books Club: The Analects of Confucius

China in the Classics

This video is a dramatic play produced (in part) by the Chinese Government.  Though all the spoken dialogue is in Chinese, English subtitles are provided.  It provides a basic overview of the basic outline of Confucius' life story.  Additionally, in the play various phrases from The Analects are inserted at key points.  I found this helpful in providing some context for what those sayings might have originally meant.