The Grand Scribe's Records The Hereditary Houses, III |
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| Author:
| Ch'ien, Ssu-Ma |
| Editor:
| Nienhauser, William H.
Kobzeva, Masha |
| Translator:
| Nienhauser, William H.
Kobzeva, Masha
Cai, Yixuan
Cao, Weiguo
Eicher, Sebastian
Huang, Hongyu
Khayutina, Maria
Luhn, Clara
Nürnberger, Marc
Pöllath, Jakob
Statu, Nicolae
Su, Zheyu
van Ess, Hans |
| ISBN: | 978-0-253-06418-9 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2022 |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $50.00 |
Book Description:
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The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume VI, contains annotated translations of the "hereditary houses" for the Ch'in and Han dynasties. Such "houses" were an invention of Ssu-ma Ch'ien and in early periods treated the history of various states. Here, however, the subjects vary, often containing merely biographies of their main protagonist. The volume begins with an account of the rebel Ch'en She in chapter 48, whose "house" consisted of the other rebel leaders he spawned into action...
More Description The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume VI, contains annotated translations of the "hereditary houses" for the Ch'in and Han dynasties. Such "houses" were an invention of Ssu-ma Ch'ien and in early periods treated the history of various states. Here, however, the subjects vary, often containing merely biographies of their main protagonist. The volume begins with an account of the rebel Ch'en She in chapter 48, whose "house" consisted of the other rebel leaders he spawned into action against the Ch'in dynasty, and ends in chapter 60 with the memorials concerning the reigns of the sons of Emperor Wu of the Han born to concubines, men whose reigns ended badly. Besides accounts of the kings from the royal Liu family, included are the stories of the maternal relatives, empresses, and imperial consorts, as well as the major statesmen and military leaders who guided the Han victory.