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Zhou History Unearthed: The Bamboo Manuscript Xinian and Early Chinese Historiography
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Zhou History Unearthed: The Bamboo Manuscript Xinian and Early Chinese Historiography in Franklin, TN
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Zhou History Unearthed: The Bamboo Manuscript Xinian and Early Chinese Historiography in Franklin, TN
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There is a stark contrast between the overarching importance of history writing in imperial China and the meagerness of historical texts from the centuries preceding the imperial unification of 221 BCE. However, recently discovered bamboo manuscripts from the Warring States period (453–221 BCE) have changed this picture, leading to reappraisals of early Chinese historiography. These manuscripts shed new light on questions related to the production, circulation, and audience of historical texts in early China; their different political, ritual, and ideological usages; and their roles in the cultural and intellectual dynamics of China’s vibrant pre-imperial age.
Zhou History Unearthed
offers both a novel understanding of early Chinese historiography and a fully annotated translation of
Xinian (String of Years)
, the most notable historical manuscript from the state of Chu. Yuri Pines elucidates the importance of
Xinian
and other recently discovered texts for our understanding of history writing in Zhou China (1046–255 BCE), as well as major historical events and topics such as Chu’s cultural identity. Pines explores how Xinian challenges existing interpretations of the nature and reliability of canonical historical texts on the Zhou era, such as
Zuo zhuan (Zuo Tradition/Commentary)
and
Records of the Historian (Shiji)
. A major work of scholarship and translation,
sheds new light on early Chinese history and historiography, demonstrating how new archaeological findings are changing our knowledge of China’s pre-imperial days.
Zhou History Unearthed
offers both a novel understanding of early Chinese historiography and a fully annotated translation of
Xinian (String of Years)
, the most notable historical manuscript from the state of Chu. Yuri Pines elucidates the importance of
Xinian
and other recently discovered texts for our understanding of history writing in Zhou China (1046–255 BCE), as well as major historical events and topics such as Chu’s cultural identity. Pines explores how Xinian challenges existing interpretations of the nature and reliability of canonical historical texts on the Zhou era, such as
Zuo zhuan (Zuo Tradition/Commentary)
and
Records of the Historian (Shiji)
. A major work of scholarship and translation,
sheds new light on early Chinese history and historiography, demonstrating how new archaeological findings are changing our knowledge of China’s pre-imperial days.
There is a stark contrast between the overarching importance of history writing in imperial China and the meagerness of historical texts from the centuries preceding the imperial unification of 221 BCE. However, recently discovered bamboo manuscripts from the Warring States period (453–221 BCE) have changed this picture, leading to reappraisals of early Chinese historiography. These manuscripts shed new light on questions related to the production, circulation, and audience of historical texts in early China; their different political, ritual, and ideological usages; and their roles in the cultural and intellectual dynamics of China’s vibrant pre-imperial age.
Zhou History Unearthed
offers both a novel understanding of early Chinese historiography and a fully annotated translation of
Xinian (String of Years)
, the most notable historical manuscript from the state of Chu. Yuri Pines elucidates the importance of
Xinian
and other recently discovered texts for our understanding of history writing in Zhou China (1046–255 BCE), as well as major historical events and topics such as Chu’s cultural identity. Pines explores how Xinian challenges existing interpretations of the nature and reliability of canonical historical texts on the Zhou era, such as
Zuo zhuan (Zuo Tradition/Commentary)
and
Records of the Historian (Shiji)
. A major work of scholarship and translation,
sheds new light on early Chinese history and historiography, demonstrating how new archaeological findings are changing our knowledge of China’s pre-imperial days.
Zhou History Unearthed
offers both a novel understanding of early Chinese historiography and a fully annotated translation of
Xinian (String of Years)
, the most notable historical manuscript from the state of Chu. Yuri Pines elucidates the importance of
Xinian
and other recently discovered texts for our understanding of history writing in Zhou China (1046–255 BCE), as well as major historical events and topics such as Chu’s cultural identity. Pines explores how Xinian challenges existing interpretations of the nature and reliability of canonical historical texts on the Zhou era, such as
Zuo zhuan (Zuo Tradition/Commentary)
and
Records of the Historian (Shiji)
. A major work of scholarship and translation,
sheds new light on early Chinese history and historiography, demonstrating how new archaeological findings are changing our knowledge of China’s pre-imperial days.
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