| The Wenzi: Creativity and Intertextuality in Early Chinese Philosophy Contributor(s): Van Els (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004264795 ISBN-13: 9789004264793 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $123.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Eastern |
| Series: Studies in the History of Chinese Texts |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" (1.10 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Wenzi is a Chinese philosophical text that enjoyed considerable prestige in the centuries following its creation, over two-thousand years ago. When questions regarding its authenticity arose, the text was branded a forgery and consigned to near oblivion. The discovery of an age-old Wenzi manuscript, inked on strips of bamboo, refueled interest in the text. In this combined study of the bamboo manuscript and the received text, Van Els argues that they belong to two distinct text traditions as he studies the date, authorship, and philosophy of each tradition, as well as the reception history of the received text. This study sheds light on text production and reception in Chinese history, with its changing views on authorship, originality, authenticity, and forgery, both past and present. |
