Records of the Grand Historian: Han Dynasty, Volume 2 / Edition 2

by Qian Sima, Burton Watson

Overview

This second 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.:

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780231081672
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	02/15/1996
Series:	Records of the Grand Historian Sources and Studies Series , #65
Edition description:	revised edition
Pages:	505
Sales rank:	673,366
Product dimensions:	7.70(w) x 6.75(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Burton Watson is a renowned translator of Chinese and Japanese literature and an Adjunct Professor of Chinese and Japanese at Columbia University. His recent translations include Ryokan: Zen-Monk Poet of Japan, Saigyo: Poems of a Mountain Home, and The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry. He lives in Japan.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Translator's Note
Part I: Heaven, Earth and Man
Shi ji 28: The Treatise on the Feng and Shan Sacrifices
Shi ji 29: The Treatise on the Yellow River and Canals
Shi ji 30: The Treatise on the Balanced Standard
Part II: Statesman, Generals and Foreign Peoples
Shi ji 107: The Biographies of the Marquises of Weiqi and Quan
Shi ji 109: The Biography of General Li Guang
Shi ji 110: The Account of the Xiongnu
Shi ji 111: The Biographies of General Wei Qing and the Swift Cavalry General Hup Qubing
Shi ji 112: The Biographies of the Marquis of Pingjin and Zhufu Yan
Shi ji 113: The Account of Southern Yue
Shi ji 114: The Account of Eastern Yue
Shi ji 115: The Account of Chaoxian
Shi ji 123: THe Account of Dayuan
Shi ji 116: The Account of the Southwestern Barbarians
Shi ji 117: The Biography of SIma Xiangru
Shi ji 120: The Biographies of Ji An and Zheng Dangshi
Part III: The Plotters of Revolt
Shi ji 118: The Biographies of the Kings of Huainan and Hengshan
Part IV: The Collective Biographies
Shi ji 121: The Biographies of the Confucian Scholars
Shi ji 119: The Biographies of the Reasonable Officials
Shi ji 122: The Biographies of the Harsh Officials
Shi ji 124: The Biographies of the Wandering Knights
Shi ji 125: The Biographies of the Emperors' Male Favourites
Shi ji 127: The Biographies of the Diviners of Lucky Days
Shi ji 129: The Biographies of the Money-makers
Finding List of Chapters of the Shi ji
Index
Map
China and Its Neighbours in the Former Han

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