Meher McArthur is Curator of East Asian Art at the Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, California, USA. She is the author of Reading Buddhist Art: An Illustrated Guide to Buddhist Signs and Symbols, and The Arts of Asia: Materials, Techniques, Styles.

'A fine and accessible account of a man whose philosophy has informed Chinese moral and social thought for over two thousand years' Frances Wood.

• Acknowledgements. Preface. Introduction: China's Great Sage. The Bitter Gourd That Is Not Eaten. China at the Time of Confucius. Early Life and Family. Early Career and Teachings. Return to Lu. Confucius' Followers. The Wandering Years. The Final Years. Conclusion: The Legacy of Confucius and His Teachings. Notes. Select Bibliography. Index.

Meher McArthur is Curator of East Asian Art at the Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, California, USA. She is the author of Reading Buddhist Art: An Illustrated Guide to Buddhist Signs and Symbols, and The Arts of Asia: Materials, Techniques, Styles.

'A fine and accessible account of a man whose philosophy has informed Chinese moral and social thought for over two thousand years' Frances Wood.

• Acknowledgements. Preface. Introduction: China's Great Sage. The Bitter Gourd That Is Not Eaten. China at the Time of Confucius. Early Life and Family. Early Career and Teachings. Return to Lu. Confucius' Followers. The Wandering Years. The Final Years. Conclusion: The Legacy of Confucius and His Teachings. Notes. Select Bibliography. Index.

Meher McArthur is Curator of East Asian Art at the Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, California, USA. She is the author of Reading Buddhist Art: An Illustrated Guide to Buddhist Signs and Symbols, and The Arts of Asia: Materials, Techniques, Styles.

'A fine and accessible account of a man whose philosophy has informed Chinese moral and social thought for over two thousand years' Frances Wood.

• Acknowledgements. Preface. Introduction: China's Great Sage. The Bitter Gourd That Is Not Eaten. China at the Time of Confucius. Early Life and Family. Early Career and Teachings. Return to Lu. Confucius' Followers. The Wandering Years. The Final Years. Conclusion: The Legacy of Confucius and His Teachings. Notes. Select Bibliography. Index.