The Tso Chuan: Selections from China's Oldest Narrative History - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0231067151 ISBN 13: 9780231067157

Casa editrice: Columbia Univ Pr, 1992

Riassunto

A vivid chronicle of events in the feudal states of China between 722 and 468 B.C. theTso Chuan has longbeen consideredboth a major historical document and and an influential literary model. Covering over 250 years, these historical narratives focus not only on the political, diplomatic, and military affairs of ancient China, but also on its economic and cultural developments during the turbulent era when warring feudal states were gradually working towards unification. ending shortly after Confucius' death in 479 B.C., the Two Chuan provides a background to the life and thought of Confucius and his followers that is available in no other work.

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L'autore:

Burton Watson is one of the world's best-known translators from the Chinese and Japanese. His translations includeThe Lotus Sutra, The Vimalakirti Sutra, Ryokan: Zen Monk-Poet of Japan, Saigyo: Poems of a Mountain Home, andThe Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry: From Early Times to the Thirteenth Century, all published by Columbia.

Product Description:

The Tso chuan has long been recognized as a classic of China's early prose tradition. Probably written in the third century B.C., the book is a vivid account of events during the crucial period from 722 to 468. The Tso chuan focuses on political, diplomatic, and military affairs, but also reveals a great deal about economic and cultural developments during the turbulent era when China's warring feudal states were gradually working toward unification.Burton Watson presents here the most famous and influential narratives from the Tso chuan. His expert translations give the reader the principal ideas of the original text as well as a sense of its style.

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• Editore: Columbia Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0231067151
• ISBN 13: 9780231067157
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 278