| The TSO Chuan Revised Edition Contributor(s): Bary, Wm Theodore de (Editor), Hsia, C. T. (Editor), Miller, Barbara Stoler (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0231067151 ISBN-13: 9780231067157 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $35.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1992 Annotation: The "Tso chuan" has long been recognized as a classic of China's early prose tradition. Probably written in the third century B.C., the book is a vivid account of events during the crucial period from 722 to 468. The "Tso chuan" focuses on political, diplomatic, and military affairs, but also reveals a great deal about economic and cultural developments during the turbulent era when China's warring feudal states were gradually working toward unification. Burton Watson presents here the most famous and influential narratives from the "Tso chuan." His expert translations give the reader the principal ideas of the original text as well as a sense of its style. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - China - Religion | Confucianism |
| Dewey: 931 |
| Series: Translations from the Asian Classics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 5.89" W x 8.98" (0.82 lbs) 232 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Chinese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A vivid chronicle of events in the feudal states of China between 722 and 468 B.C., the Tso Chuan has long been considered both a major historical document and and an influential literary model. Covering over 250 years, these historical narratives focus not only on the political, diplomatic, and military affairs of ancient China, but also on its economic and cultural developments during the turbulent era when warring feudal states were gradually working towards unification. Ending shortly after Confucius' death in 479 B.C., the Tso Chuan provides a background to the life and thought of Confucius and his followers that is available in no other work. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bary, Wm Theodore de: - Wm. Theodore de Bary (1919-2017) was John Mitchell Mason Professor Emeritus and provost emeritus of Columbia University. He wrote extensively on Confucianism in East Asia and was the coeditor of Sources of Chinese Tradition, Sources of Japanese Tradition, and Sources of Korean Tradition. |