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The Letter to Ren an and Sima Qian�s Legacy

The Letter to Ren an and Sima Qian�s Legacy

Wai-Yee Li
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Sima Qian , the author of Record of the Historian , 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.
Pages
190
Format
ebook
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Release
April 18, 2016
ISBN
0295806389
ISBN 13
9780295806389

The Letter to Ren an and Sima Qian�s Legacy

Wai-Yee Li
4/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
Sima Qian , the author of Record of the Historian , 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.
Pages
190
Format
ebook
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Release
April 18, 2016
ISBN
0295806389
ISBN 13
9780295806389

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