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Author Shaughnessy, Edward L., 1952-

Title Rewriting early Chinese texts / Edward L. Shaughnessy
Published Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (v, 287 pages) : illustrations
Series SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture
SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture.
Contents The editing of archaeologically recovered manuscripts and its implications for the study of received texts -- Rewriting the Zi yi : how one Chinese classic came to read as it does -- An annotated translation of the Guodian and Shanghai Museum manuscripts text of the Zi yi -- The received "Zi yi" -- The discovery and editing of the Ji Zhong texts -- The editing and editions of the Bamboo annals
Summary Rewriting Early Chinese Texts examines the problems of reconstituting and editing ancient manuscripts that will revise-indeed "rewrite"--Chinese history. It is now generally recognized that the extensive archaeological discoveries made in China over the last three decades necessitate such a rewriting and will keep an army of scholars busy for years to come. However, this is by no means the first time China's historical record has needed rewriting. In this book, author Edward L. Shaughnessy explores the issues involved in editing manuscripts, rewriting them, both today and in the past
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-275) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Paleography, Chinese.
HISTORY.
Paleography, Chinese
SUBJECT China -- History -- To 221 B.C. -- Sources
China -- History -- Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C. -- Sources
China -- History -- Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D. -- Sources
Subject China
Genre/Form History
Sources
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1423766210
9781423766216
0791466434
9780791466438
9780791482353
0791482359