TY  - GEN
T1  - A thorough exploration in historiography  : Shitong
T2  - Classics of Chinese Thought Series.
A1  - Liu, Zhiji, 661-721
A2  - Xiong, Victor Cunrui
LA  - English
LA  - Chinese
PP  - Seattle
PB  - University of Washington Press
YR  - 2022
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_on1380993463
AB  - "In the early eighth century, frustrated with the authorities but still hoping to gain immortality through his future oeuvre, the Tang court historian Liu Zhiji set out to write Shitong, in which he would rigorously explore the tradition of historical writing in China. Liu scrutinized hundreds of texts from antiquity to the early Tang dynasty (618-907) and evaluated their authors according to what he deemed the three essential qualities for historians: talent, knowledge, and insight. Shitong is now generally considered the greatest work of traditional Chinese historiography. It preserves precious information on a host of lost ancient and medieval titles while advancing a critical view on history writing. This first translation of the work into a Western language provides textual criticism and annotation for the historical figures, events, and allusions that are crucial to appreciating the work, making it a must-read for students of historiography East and West"--
CN  - DS734.7.L583
SN  - 9780295751078
SN  - 029575107X
SN  - 9780295751061
SN  - 0295751061
KW  - China : Historiography.
KW  - LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Asian / Chinese
KW  - Historiography
KW  - China
KW  - Electronic books.
ER  -