The emergence and spread of literacy in ancient human society an
important topic for all who study the ancient world, and the
development of written Chinese is of particular interest, as modern
Chinese orthography preserves logographic principles shared by its
most ancient forms, making it unique among all present-day writing
systems. In the past three decades, the discovery of previously
unknown texts dating to the third century BCE and earlier, as well
as older versions of known texts, has revolutionized the study of
early Chinese writing.
The long-term continuity and stability of the Chinese written
language allow for this detailed study of the role literacy played
in early civilization. The contributors to "Writing and Literacy in
Early China" inquire into modes of manuscript production, the
purposes for which texts were produced, and the ways in which they
were actually used. By carefully evaluating current evidence and
offering groundbreaking new interpretations, the book illuminates
the nature of literacy for scribes and readers.
Li Feng is associate professor of early Chinese history and
archaeology at Columbia University. David Prager Branner is a
lexicographer of Chinese, retired as a professor of Chinese at the
University of Maryland. The other contributors are Anthony
Barbieri-Low, William Boltz, Constance Cook, Lothar von
Falkenhausen, David Pankenier, Matthias Richter, Adam Smith,
Ken-ichi Takashima, and Robin Yates.
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