The Readability of the Past in Early Chinese Historiography
| Author | : Wai-yee Li |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0674017773 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780674017771 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (771 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Readability of the Past in Early Chinese Historiography by : Wai-yee Li
Download or read book The Readability of the Past in Early Chinese Historiography written by Wai-yee Li and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are the possibilities and limits of historical knowledge? This book explores these issues through a study of the Zuozhuan, a foundational text in the Chinese tradition, whose rhetorical and analytical self-consciousness reveals much about the contending ways of thought unfolding during the period of the text's formation.
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