Rewriting Early Chinese Texts

by Shaughnessy, Edward L.

• ISBN13: 9780791466438
• ISBN10: 0791466434
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-03-01
• Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr

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.

Author Biography

Edward L. Shaughnessy is Creel Professor of Early China Studies at The University of Chicago.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
The Editing of Archaeologically Recovered Manuscripts and Its Implications for the Study of Received Texts	p. 9
Rewriting the Zi Yi: How One Chinese Classic Came to Read as It Does	p. 63
An Annotated Translation of the Guodian and Shanghai Museum Manuscripts Text of the Zi Yi	p. 94
The Received "Zi Yi"	p. 122
The Discovery and Editing of the Ji Zhong Texts	p. 131
The Editing and Editions of the Bamboo Annals	p. 185
Conclusion	p. 257
Bibliography	p. 265
Index	p. 277
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