Zuo Tradition / Zuozhuan - Commentary on the "Spring and Autumn Annals" (Hardcover)

Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan; sometimes called The Zuo Commentary) is China's first great work of history. It consists of two interwoven texts - the Spring and Autumn Annals (Chunqiu, a terse annalistic record) and a vast web of narratives and speeches that add context and interpretation to the Annals. Completed by about 300 BCE, it is the longest and one of the most difficult texts surviving from pre-imperial times. It has been as important to the foundation and preservation of Chinese culture as the historical books of the Hebrew Bible have been to the Jewish and Christian traditions. It has shaped notions of history, justice, and the significance of human action in the Chinese tradition perhaps more so than any comparable work of Latin or Greek historiography has done to Western civilization. This translation, accompanied by the original text, an introduction, and annotations, will finally make Zuozhuan accessible to all.

General

Imprint:	University of Washington Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Classics of Chinese Thought, Three Volumes
Release date:	July 2016
Translators:	Stephen Durrant • Wai-yee Li • David Schaberg
Series editors:	Andrew Plaks • Michael Nylan
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 90mm (L x W x H)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	2243
ISBN-13:	978-0-295-99915-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
LSN:	0-295-99915-2
Barcode:	9780295999159

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