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First Emperor

Selections from the Historical Records

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PDF, Engelska, 2007

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''The following year Qin unified all under Heaven and the title of August Emperor was immediately adopted.''The short-lived Qin dynasty unified China in 221 BC and created an imperial legacy that lasted until 1911. The extraordinary story of the First Emperor, founder of the dynasty, is told in the Historical Records of Sima Qian, the Grand Historiographer and the most famous Chinese historian. He describes the Emperor''s birth and the assassination attempt on his life, as well as the political and often brutal events that led to the founding of the dynasty and its aftermath. Sima Qianrecounts the building of the Great Wall, the ''burning of the books'', and the construction of the First Emperor''s magnificent tomb, a tomb now world famous since the discovery of the terracotta warriors in 1974. Sima Qian''s love of anecdote ensures that his history is never dull, and Raymond Dawson''s fluenttranslation captures his lively and vivid style. Chronicling recent archaeological developments and questioning Sima Qian''s biases, K. E. Brashier''s preface highlights the importance of the Grand Historiographer''s account and Dawson''s translation in the twenty-first century.ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford''s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

First Emperor

Selections from the Historical Records

AvK. E. Brashier,Sima Qian

E-bok

Engelska, 2007

91 kr

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''The following year Qin unified all under Heaven and the title of August Emperor was immediately adopted.''The short-lived Qin dynasty unified China in 221 BC and created an imperial legacy that lasted until 1911. The extraordinary story of the First Emperor, founder of the dynasty, is told in the Historical Records of Sima Qian, the Grand Historiographer and the most famous Chinese historian. He describes the Emperor''s birth and the assassination attempt on his life, as well as the political and often brutal events that led to the founding of the dynasty and its aftermath. Sima Qianrecounts the building of the Great Wall, the ''burning of the books'', and the construction of the First Emperor''s magnificent tomb, a tomb now world famous since the discovery of the terracotta warriors in 1974. Sima Qian''s love of anecdote ensures that his history is never dull, and Raymond Dawson''s fluenttranslation captures his lively and vivid style. Chronicling recent archaeological developments and questioning Sima Qian''s biases, K. E. Brashier''s preface highlights the importance of the Grand Historiographer''s account and Dawson''s translation in the twenty-first century.ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford''s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

The First Emperor

Selections from the Historical Records

AvSima Qian,K. E. Brashierm. fl.

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

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'The following year Qin unified all under Heaven and the title of August Emperor was immediately adopted.'The short-lived Qin dynasty unified China in 221 BC and created an imperial legacy that lasted until 1911. The extraordinary story of the First Emperor, founder of the dynasty, is told in the Historical Records of Sima Qian, the Grand Historiographer and the most famous Chinese historian. He describes the Emperor's birth and the assassination attempt on his life, as well as the political and often brutal events that led to the founding of the dynasty and its aftermath. Sima Qian recounts the building of the Great Wall, the 'burning of the books', and the construction of the First Emperor's magnificent tomb, a tomb now world famous since the discovery of the terracotta warriors in 1974. Sima Qian's love of anecdote ensures that his history is never dull, and Raymond Dawson's fluent translation captures his lively and vivid style. Chronicling recent archaeological developments and questioning Sima Qian's biases, K. E. Brashier's preface highlights the importance of the Grand Historiographer's account and Dawson's translation in the twenty-first century. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Historical Record

AvSima Qian

E-bok

Kinesiska, 2019

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Historical Records is a historian written by the Western Han historian Sima Qian. It is the first general history of historians in Chinese history. It records a history of more than 3000 years from the time of the Yellow Emperor in ancient legends to the four years of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Historical Records is listed as the top of "e;Twenty-Four History"e;, and is collectively called "e;Pre-Four History"e; with the later Hanshu, Later Hanshu and Three Kingdoms, which has had a profound influence on the development of historiography and literature in later generations. The method of historiography created by Ji Zhuan style was passed down by the "e;Official History"e; of the subsequent dynasties. Historical Records is also considered to be an excellent literary work and has an important position in the history of Chinese literature. It was praised by Lu Xun as "e;the swan song of the historian, the Li Sao without rhyme"e;, which has high literary value. Liu Xiang and others believe that this book is "e;good at narrative, debating but not flashy, and quality but not slanderous."e;

Kinas förste kejsare

AvSima Qian

Inbunden, Svenska, 2016

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Ingen epok i Kinas historia är så full av dramatiska och omvälvande skeenden som den korta Qin-dynastin under slutet av 200-talet före Kristus. Det var då Kina enades under kejsaren Qin Shi Huangdi, men först efter inbördeskrig som krävde mer än hälften av civilbefolkningens liv. Den världsberömda kinesiska muren uppfördes och det enorma underjordiska gravmonumentet med dess terrakottaarmé, återupptäckt 1974, byggdes. Världshistoriens första bokbål genomfördes och 460 lärda män begravdes levande på kejsarens befallning. Kejsaren själv undkom ett spektakulärt mordförsök men dog i sviterna efter ett odödlighetspiller som han intagit.Och inte nog med detta – denna centrala epok i Kinas historia fann sin perfekte skildrare i Sima Qian.Sima Qian (145-ca. 86 f.Kr.) är Kinas första och mest inflytelserika historiker. Även om han själv kastrerades och fängslades för sina ställningstaganden har hans storverk Shiji överlevt alla senare maktskiften i Kinas historia. Det är i dag det mest berömda enskilda historieverket på kinesiska. Detta urval texter ur hans storverk är det första som översatts till svenska.Originalets titel: ShijiÖversättning: Bengt Pettersson"Det är ovanligt att läsa en så lättillgänglig och nöjsam tolkning av en historisk urkund som denna. Pettersson avhåller sig från överdrivet akademiska later och hans glesa fotnoter inskränker sig till rena förklaringar och förtydliganden. Den uråldriga texten får en modern lyster utan filter mot den historiska verkligheten: våldsam, godtycklig men alltjämt driven av mänskliga passioner och brister. Genom Qians skrift är det möjligt att komma de gamla intrigmakarna och maktspelarna nära - och som enda källa från tiden blir hans ord av särskild tyngd."Johan Köhler, Litteraturmagasinet"Han rapporterar om dramatiska händelser, politiska intriger och maktkamper, ingenjörskonstens och teknikens framsteg, jordreformsliknande åtgärder, samt tecknar biografier av olika färgstarka makthavare och adelsmän. Sinologen Bengt Pettersson har översatt 7 av historiekrönikans 130 kapitel som handlar om Förste kejsaren och hans tid. Qin-kejsaren tecknas av Sima som barbarisk och obildad, inte minst för att konfucianismen (Han-dynastins statsreligion som förespråkar bildning och vördnad mot överordnade) motarbetades under Qin-tiden. Översättarens utmärkta introduktion gör boken tillgänglig för den allmänt historieintresserade."BTJ

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