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The Readability of the Past in Early Chinese Historiography (Harvard East Asian Monographs)
Wai-Yee Li
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Hardcover. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 425 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 36. Weight in Grams: 792.
The past becomes readable when we can tell stories and make arguments about it. When we can tell more than one story or make divergent arguments, the readability of the past then becomes an issue. Therein lies the beginning of history, the sense of inquiry that heightens our awareness of interpretation. How do interpretive structures develop and disintegrate? What are the possibilities and limits of historical knowledge? This book explores these issues through a study of the Zuozhuan, a foundational text in the Chinese tradition, whose rhetorical and analytical self-consciousness reveals much about the contending ways of thought unfolding during ... Read more
The past becomes readable when we can tell stories and make arguments about it. When we can tell more than one story or make divergent arguments, the readability of the past then becomes an issue. Therein lies the beginning of history, the sense of inquiry that heightens our awareness of interpretation. How do interpretive structures develop and disintegrate? What are the possibilities and limits of historical knowledge? This book explores these issues through a study of the Zuozhuan, a foundational text in the Chinese tradition, whose rhetorical and analytical self-consciousness reveals much about the contending ways of thought unfolding during ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Series
Harvard East Asian Monographs
Condition
New
Weight
792g
Number of Pages
425
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674017771
SKU
V9780674017771
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About Wai-Yee Li
Wai-yee Li is Professor of Chinese Literature at Harvard University.
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