Spring and autumn annals of Wu and Yue : an annotated translation of Wu Yue Chunqiu / Jianjun He.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zhao, Ye, active 40, author.

Contributor:

He, Jianjun (Researcher in Chinese literature and cultural history), translator, writer of supplementary textual content.

Series:

Cornell East Asia series ; 206.

Cornell East Asia series ; number 206

Standardized Title:

Wu Yue chun qiu. English.

Language:

Chinese

English

Subjects (All):

Zhao, Ye, active 40. Wu Yue chun qiu.

Zhao, Ye.

China--History--Warring States, 403-221 B.C.

China.

History.

China--History--Spring and Autumn period, 722-481 B.C.

Wu Yue chun qiu (Zhao, Ye).

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

ix, 280 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, New York : Cornell East Asia Series, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2021.

Language Note:

Supplementary text in English. Individual sections in Chinese followed by English translations.

Summary:

"Spring and Autumn Annals of Wu and Yue is the first complete English translation of Wu Yue Chunqiu, a chronicle of two neighboring states during China's Spring and Autumn period. This collection of political history, philosophy, and fictional accounts depicts the rise and fall of Wu and Yue and the rivalry between them, the inspiration for centuries of poetry, vernacular fiction, and drama"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The tradition of the Great Earl of Wu

The tradition of King Shoumeng of Wu

The tradition of King Liao commanded Gongzi Guang

The inner tradition of Helü

The inner tradition of Fuchai

The outer tradition of King Wuyu of Yue

The outer tradition of Goujian as a servant

The outer tradition of Goujian's return to his state

The outer tradition of Goujian's secret plots

The outer tradition of Goujian attacking Wu

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Spring and autumn annals of Wu and Yue

ISBN:

9781501754340

1501754343

OCLC:

1221017670