Records of the Grand Historian
This volume of the history of the Han dynasty consists of chapters dealing principally with the reign of Emperor Wu, one of the most energetic and strong-willed of China’s Rulers. Here the historian is chronicling events he has witnessed and writing of the men he personally knows or has known. In Nagano Hozan’s (1783-1837) words, “He makes us see in our minds the character of the men of the time, and this is why he is a great historian.:
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Records of the Grand Historian
This volume of the history of the Han dynasty consists of chapters dealing principally with the reign of Emperor Wu, one of the most energetic and strong-willed of China’s Rulers. Here the historian is chronicling events he has witnessed and writing of the men he personally knows or has known. In Nagano Hozan’s (1783-1837) words, “He makes us see in our minds the character of the men of the time, and this is why he is a great historian.:
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This volume of the history of the Han dynasty consists of chapters dealing principally with the reign of Emperor Wu, one of the most energetic and strong-willed of China’s Rulers. Here the historian is chronicling events he has witnessed and writing of the men he personally knows or has known. In Nagano Hozan’s (1783-1837) words, “He makes us see in our minds the character of the men of the time, and this is why he is a great historian.:

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ISBN-13: 9780231521079
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 02/10/2011
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 224
File size: 415 KB

About the Author

Burton Watson is one of the world's best-known translators from the Chinese and Japanese. His translations include The Lotus Sutra, The Vimalakirti Sutra, Ryokan: Zen Monk-Poet of Japan, Saigyo: Poems of a Mountain Home, and The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry: From Early Times to the Thirteenth Century, all published by Columbia.

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Table of Contents

Introduction
Translator's Note on Text
Shi ji 5: The Basic Annals of Qin
Shi ji 6: The Basic Annals of The First Emperor of the Qin
Shi ji 15: Reflections on the Rise of the Qin
Shi ji 68: The Biography of Lord Shang
SHi ji 71: The Biographies of Shuli Zi and Gan Mou
Shi ji 72: The Biography of the Marquis of Rang
Shi ji 73: The Biographies of Bai Qi and Wang Jian
Shi ji 79: The Biographies of Fan Ju and Cai Ze
Shi ji 85: The Biography of Lu Buwei
Shi ji 86: The Biographies of the Assassin-retainers (Excerpt)
Shi ji 87: The Biography of Li Si
Shi ji 88: The Biography of Meng Tian
Shi ji 126: The Biographies of Wits and Humorists (Excerpt)
Appendix 1: Shi ji 48: The Hereditary House of Chen She
Appendix 2: Sima Qian's Letter to Ren An
Index

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