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Watson Burton

Ssu-ma Ch'ien Grand Historian of China

Columbia University Press, New York, 1958,

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Author
Watson Burton
Publishers
Columbia University Press, New York, 1958
Keyword
CINA China Chine
Cover description
Fair
Binding description
H
Dust jacket
Yes
State of preservation
Good
Binding
Hardcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
No

Description

8vo. 276 pp, very good original cloth in dustjacket with marginal chips, small former owner's signature. examines the traditional models of historical writing such as the 'Spring and Autumn Annals' and the 'Book of Documents,' from which Ssu-ma Ch'ien drew much of his material and inspiration. He also describes the state of Chinese historiography at the time of writing of the Shih chi. He discusses the origins of Chinese historical theory and demonstrates the extent to which the Shih chi has influenced its development. Also provided is an annotated translation of the historian's autobiography along with the additions made to it by his successor, Pan Ku.
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