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9780253355904

The Grand Scribe's Records

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  • ISBN13:

    9780253355904

  • ISBN10:

    0253355907

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2010-11-22
  • Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr

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Summary

This volume of The Grand Scribe's Records includes the second segment of Han-dynasty memoirs and deals primarily with men who lived and served under Emperor Wu (r. 141--87 B.C.). The lead chapter presents a parallel biography of two ancient physicians, Pien Ch'üeh and Ts'ang Kung, providing a transition between the founding of the Han dynasty and its heyday under Wu. The account of Liu P'i is framed by the great rebellion he led in 154 B.C. and the remaining chapters trace the careers of court favorites, depict the tribulations of an ill-fated general, discuss the Han's greatest enemy, the Hsiung-nu, and provide accounts of two great generals who fought them. The final memoir is structured around memorials by two strategists who attempted to lead Emperor Wu into negotiations with the Hsiung-nu, a policy that Ssu-ma Ch'ien himself supported.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. ix
Introduction: Herodotus and Ssu-ma Ch'ien: A Preliminary Study of Styles and Sources in Their Early Chaptersp. xi
On Using This Bookp. xlv
Weights and Measuresp. xlix
List of Abbreviationsp. lv
Memoir 45p. 1
Memoir 46p. 89
Memoir 47p. 135
Memoir 48p. 173
Memoir 49p. 201
Memoir 50p. 237
Memoir 51p. 311
Memoir 52p. 363
Frequently Mentioned Commentatorsp. 399
Biographical Sketches of Shih chi Scholarsp. 401
Selected Recent Works on the Shih chip. 409
Indexp. 411
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