The Letter to Ren An and Sima Qian's Legacy
Sima Qian (first century BCE), the author of Record of the Historian (Shiji), is China's earliest and best-known historian, and his Letter to Ren An is the most famous letter in Chinese history. In the letter, Sima Qian explains his decision to finish his life's work, the first comprehensive history of China, instead of honorably committing suicide following his castration for deceiving the emperor. In the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, some scholars have queried the authenticity of the letter. Is it a genuine piece of writing by Sima Qian or an early work of literary impersonation? The Letter to Ren An and Sima Qian's Legacy provides…
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Weitere Autoren: Li, Wai-yee / Nylan, Michael / Ess, Hans van
- ISBN: 978-0-295-80638-9
- EAN: 9780295806389
- Produktnummer: 21998545
- Verlag: University of Washington Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 190 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 7'085 KB
- Abbildungen: 7 charts, 1 table
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Stephen Durrant, Wai-yee Li, Michael Nylan, and Hans van Ess
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