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Zuo tradition = Zuozhuan 左傳 : commentary on the "Spring and autumn annals"
Title:
Zuo tradition = Zuozhuan 左傳 : commentary on the "Spring and autumn annals"

Zuozhuan. English.

Zuozhuan : commentary on the "Spring and autumn annals"

Commentary on the "Spring and autumn annals"

左傳

Classics of Chinese thought.

Chun qiu.
Author:
Durrant, Stephen W., 1944- translator, writer of introduction.
ISBN:
9780295999159

9780295999173

9780295999166

9780295999463
Uniform Title:
Zuozhuan. English.
Publication Information:
Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2016]
Physical Description:
3 volumes ; 24 cm.
Series:
Classics of Chinese thought.
Contents:
Chronology of dynasties -- Volume One -- Lord Yin -- Lord Huan -- Lord Zhuang -- Lord Min -- Lord Xi -- Lord Wen -- Lord Xuan -- Volume Two -- Lord Cheng -- Lord Xiang -- Volume Three -- Lord Zhao -- Lord Ding -- Lord Ai -- Place-name index -- Personal name index.
Abstract:
"Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan; sometimes called The Zuo Commentary) is China's first great work of history. It consists of two interwoven texts: the Spring and Autumn Annals (Chunqiu, a terse annalistic record) and a vast web of narratives and speeches that add context and interpretation to the Annals. Completed by about 300 BCE, it is the longest and one of the most difficult texts surviving from pre-imperial times. It has been as important to the foundation and preservation of Chinese culture as the historical books of the Hebrew Bible have been to the Jewish and Christian traditions. It has shaped notions of history, justice, and the significance of human action in the Chinese tradition, perhaps more so than any comparable work of Latin or Greek historiography with respect to Western civilization. This translation, accompanied by the original text with an introduction and annotations, will finally make Zuozhuan accessible to all"--Provided by publisher.
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Bibliographical References:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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