The spring and autumn annals of Master Yan / translated and annotated by Olivia Milburn.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Milburn, Olivia.

Series:

Sinica Leidensia ; volume 128.

Sinica Leidensia, 0169-9563 ; volume 128

Standardized Title:

Yanzi chun qiu. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Yan, Ying, -500 B.C.

Yan, Ying.

Yan, Ying, -500 B.C--Political and social views.

Statesmen--China--Biography.

Statesmen.

Politics and government.

History.

Political scientists.

Political and social views.

China.

Political scientists--China--Biography.

China--History--Zhou dynasty, 1122-221 B.C--Sources.

China--Politics and government--To 221 B.C--Sources.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Sources.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 485 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Brill, 2016.

Summary:

"The Spring and Autumn Annals of Master Yan is the biography of one of the most important statesmen and political thinkers of the Eastern Zhou dynasty China: Yan Ying (died 500 BCE). Living through an exceptionally troubled period, he served three rulers and two dictators of the state of Qi, in Shandong Province. His experiences informed his revolutionary theories concerning the relationship between the individual and the state. Long considered to be a forgery, recent archaeological discoveries have proved the Spring and Autumn Annals of Master Yan to be a genuinely ancient text. This book provides not only the first complete translation of the text into any Western language, but a detailed analysis of the context in which it was produced"--Provided by publisher.

Notes:

A collection of stories about Yan Ying, probably compiled by members of his own family; it is the first extended biography to be written in the Chinese language.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version:

ISBN:

9789004309371

9004309373

OCLC:

924636602