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The Letter to Ren An and Sima Qian’s Legacy

The Letter to Ren An and Sima Qian’s Legacy

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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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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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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 190
ISBN-13: 9780295995441
Indbinding: Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0295995440
Kategori: China
Udg. Dato: 1 apr 2016
Længde: 24mm
Bredde: 237mm
Højde: 164mm
Forlag: University of Washington Press
Oplagsdato: 1 apr 2016
Forfatter(e) Wai-yee Li, Hans van Ess, Michael Nylan, Stephen Durrant


Kategori China


ISBN-13 9780295995441


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Hardback


Sider 190


Udgave


Længde 24mm


Bredde 237mm


Højde 164mm


Udg. Dato 1 apr 2016


Oplagsdato 1 apr 2016


Forlag University of Washington Press

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