Ssu-ma Ch'ien Grand Historian of China
Rare and modern books
Watson Burton
Columbia University Press, New York, 1958,
Ssu-ma Ch'ien Grand Historian of China
Rare and modern books
Watson Burton
Columbia University Press, New York, 1958,
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Details
- Author
- Watson Burton
- Publishers
- Columbia University Press, New York, 1958
- Keyword
- CINA China Chine
- Cover description
- Fair
- Binding description
- H
- Dust jacket
- True
- State of preservation
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Inscribed
- False
- First edition
- False
Description
8vo. 276 pp, very good original cloth in dustjacket with marginal chips, small former owner's signature. examines the traditional models of historical writing such as the 'Spring and Autumn Annals' and the 'Book of Documents,' from which Ssu-ma Ch'ien drew much of his material and inspiration. He also describes the state of Chinese historiography at the time of writing of the Shih chi. He discusses the origins of Chinese historical theory and demonstrates the extent to which the Shih chi has influenced its development. Also provided is an annotated translation of the historian's autobiography along with the additions made to it by his successor, Pan Ku.
