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Literature and history in the Shi ji of Sima Qian / Miyazaki Ichisada ; translated by Joshua A. Fogel.
Van Pelt Library DS735.A2 M5813 2025
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Miyazaki, Ichisada, 1901-1995, author.
- Series:
- Japanese sinology series
- Language:
- English
- Japanese
- Subjects (All):
- Sima, Qian, approximately 145 B.C.-approximately 86 B.C. Shi ji.
- Sima, Qian.
- China--Historiography.
- China.
- Chinese literature--History and criticism.
- Chinese literature.
- China--History--To 221 B.C.
- China--History--Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C.
- China--History--Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D.
- Genre:
- Literary criticism.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 286 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2025]
- Summary:
- "This volume is a translated and edited collection of studies on the Shi ji (Records of the historian) by Sima Qian, authored by the prestigious Japanese sinologist Miyazaki Ichisada. Providing a pathbreaking analysis of the structure and formation of the Shi ji, it serves not only as an excellent introduction to Sima Qian's masterpiece but also offers historiographical and methodological insights that will stimulate further debate and research. In this volume, Miyazaki presents fascinating evidence of the influence of narrative fiction and drama in Sima Qian's recreation of the entire length and breadth of Chinese history right up to his own time. By establishing a foundational model for writing comprehensive histories in China, Sima Qian's work is essential for understanding the subsequent tradition of historical writing. This volume offers readers valuable insights into how Sima Qian constructed his seminal work." -- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Translator's preface: Miyazaki Ichisada and the Shi ji
- How to read the Shi ji: how has the Shi ji been read?
- A pioneer of the standard histories: the creation of the annals-biographical form
- Basic annals: Chinese dialectics
- Hereditary houses: the mechanics of holding onto political power
- Chronological tables: how far back can history go?
- Biographies: people in ancient civil society.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9882373283
- 9789882373280
- OCLC:
- 1460454906
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