The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume X: The Memoirs of Han China, Part III (The Memoirs of Han China)
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- Synopsis
- In The Grand Scribe's Records: Volume X, readers can follow Ssu-ma Qian's depiction of the later years of the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han (r. 140-87 BC). The volume begins with four chapters describing the Han's attempts to subdue states north, east, south and west of the empire. The subsequent long biography of Ssu-ma Hsiang-ju (179-117) presents one of the era's major literary figures who came to oppose the Emperor's expensive military campaigns against these states. It is followed by an equally extended portrayal of Liu An (d. 122), King of Huai-nan, who was seen as an internal threat and forced to commit suicide. The final chapters recount narratives of the ideal officials (all predating the Han) and the Confucians the Emperor championed.
- Copyright:
- 2020
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 378 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780253056795
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780253050526
- Publisher:
- Indiana University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 09/09/23
- Copyrighted By:
- William H. Nienhauser Jr.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Translator:
- Hans Van Ess
- Translator:
- Lianlian Wu
- Translator:
- Andreas Siegl
- Translator:
- Jakob Pöllath
- Translator:
- Marc Nürnberger
- Translator:
- Thomas D. Noel
- Translator:
- Chiu Ming Chan
- Translator:
- William H. Nienhauser Jr.