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The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume X: The Memoirs of Han China, Part III (The Memoirs of Han China)
In The Grand Scribe's Records: Volume X, readers can follow Ssu-ma Qian's depiction of the later years of the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han (r. 140-87 BC). The volume begins with four chapters describing the Han's attempts to subdue states north, east, south and west of the empire. The subsequent l... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume IX: The Memoirs of Han China, Part II (The Memoirs of Han China #9)
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 transit... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019 -
The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume XI: The Memoirs of Han China, Part IV (The Memoirs of Han China #11)
The Grand Scribe’s Records, Volume XI presents the final nine memoirs of Ssu-ma Ch’ien’s history, continuing the series of collective biographies with seven more prosopographies on the ruthless officials, the wandering gallants, the artful favorites, those who discern auspicious days, turtle and sta... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019 -
The Grand Scribe's Records: The Memoirs of Han China, Part III
by Andreas Siegl • William H. Nienhauser • Lianlian Wu • Marc Nürnberger • Ssu-Ma Ch'Ien • Jakob Pöllath • Chiu Ming Chan • Hans van van Ess • Thomas D. NoelIn The Grand Scribe's Records: Volume X, readers can follow Ssu-ma Qian's depiction of the later years of the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han (r. 140-87 BC). The volume begins with four chapters describing the Han's attempts to subdue states north, east, south and west of the empire. The subsequent l... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1967