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The Letter to Ren An and Sima Qian's Legacy by Hans van Ess, Michael Nylan, Stephen Durrant, Wai-yee Li (Hardcover, 2016)

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Sima Qian (first century BCE), the author of Record of the Historian (Shiji), is China's earliest and best-known historian, and his Letter to Ren An is the most famous letter in Chinese history. In the letter, Sima Qian explains his decision to finish his life's work, the first comprehensive history of China, instead of honorably committing suicide following his castration for deceiving the emperor. In the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, some scholars have queried the authenticity of the letter. Is it a genuine piece of writing by Sima Qian or an early work of literary impersonation? The Letter to Ren An and Sima Qian's Legacy provides a full translation of the letter and uses different methods to explore issues in textual history. It also shows how ideas about friendship, loyalty, factionalism, and authorship encoded in the letter have far-reaching implications for the study of China.

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Publisher
University of Washington Press
ISBN-13
9780295995441
eBay Product ID (ePID)
221996023

Product Key Features

Author
Hans Van Ess, Michael Nylan, Stephen Durrant, Wai-Yee Li
Publication Name
The Letter to Ren an and Sima Qian's Legacy
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
190 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
454g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Stephen Durrant, Michael Nylan, Hans Van Ess, Wai-Yee Li
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States

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