Probsthain’s Oriental Series

Probsthain’s Oriental Series ist eine Buchreihe zur Orientalistik.

Der Buchhändler Arthur Probsthain veröffentlichte ab 1909 über seine Buchhandlung[1] im West End (London) diese Buchreihe. Sie gehörte bis nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg zu den bedeutendsten Veröffentlichungen westlicher Ausgaben der Sinologie, insbesondere der verschiedenen klassischen Werke der chinesischen Philosophie in englischer Darstellung und Übersetzung.

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Band Verfasser / Übersetzer Titel Jahr
1 Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy The Indian Craftsman[2] 1909
2 Heinrich Hackmann Buddhism as a religion 1910
3 Jalāluʾd-dīn Galāl-ad-Dīn Rūmī The Masnavī, Band 1: Translation 1910
4 Jalāluʾd-dīn Galāl-ad-Dīn Rūmī The Masnavī, Band 2: Commentary 1910
5 S. Khuda Bukhsh Essays. Indian and Islamic 1912
6 Hugh George Rawlinson Bactria. The history of a forgotten empire 1912
7 Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki A brief history of early Chinese philosophy 1913
8 John Steele The I-Li or book of etiquette and ceremonial, Band 1 1917
9 John Steele The I-Li or book of etiquette and ceremonial, Band 2 1917
10 Chu Hsi The philosophy of human nature 1922
11 Joseph Percy Bruce Chu Hsi and his masters. An introduction to Chu Hsi and the Sung school of Chinese philosophy 1923
12 Ganjavī Nizāmī The Haft paikar, Band 1: Translation 1924
13 Ganjavī Nizāmī The Haft paikar, Band 2: Commentary 1924
14 Alfred Forke The world conception of the Chinese. Their astronomical, cosmological and physico-philosophical speculations 1925
15 Homer Hasenpflug Dubs Hsüntze. The moulder of ancient confucianism, Band 1 1927
16 Homer Hasenpflug Dubs Hsüntze. The moulder of ancient confucianism, Band 2: The works 1928
17 J. J. L. Duyvendak (Übersetzer) The Book of Lord Shang. A classic of the Chinese school of law 1928
18 Lewis Hodous Folkways in China 1929
19 Motse The Ethical and Political Works 1929
20 Yi-Pao Mei Motse, the neglected rival of Confucius 1934
21 Henry Raymond Williamson Wang An Shih, Band 1 1935
22 Henry Raymond Williamson Wang An Shih, Band 2 1937
23 Evangeline Dora Edwards Chinese prose literature of the T'ang period. A. D. 618–906, Band 1: Miscellaneous literature 1937
24 Evangeline Dora Edwards Chinese prose literature of the T'ang period. A. D. 618–906, Band 2: Fiction 1938
25 Fei-tzŭ Han The complete works, Band 1: A classic of Chinese legalism 1939
26 Fei-tzŭ Han The complete works, Band 2: A classic of Chinese political science 1959
27 Ganjavī Nizāmī Makhzanol Asrār. The treasury of mysteries 1945
28 Howard S. Galt A history of Chinese educational institutions, Band 1: A. D. 960 1951
29 Takayuki Nagashima Truths and fabrications in religion. An investigation from the documents of the Zen <Ch'an> Sect 1975 (Nachdruck)
30 H.G. Quaritch Wales The universe around them. Cosmology and cosmic renewal in indianized south-east asia 1977 (Nachdruck)
– Jan J. Duyvendak China’s discovery of Africa. Lectures given at the University of London on january 22 and 23, 1947 1949

Fußnoten

  1. ↑ Noch heute (2022) im Familienbesitz.
  2. ↑ Vorwort von Charles R. Ashbee.