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Classics of Chinese Thought

This book series provides authoritative editions of great works in the Chinese intellectual tradition. The series focuses on foundational texts and works of leading thinkers from early China that formed the core of traditional Chinese learning. Volumes are presented in a uniform format, to serve as basic texts for teaching, research, and citation. Each includes bilingual Chinese and English texts on facing pages, extensive annotation, and supplementary material.
Series editors: Andrew H. Plaks and Michael Nylan
Please send book proposals to: Lorri Hagman
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The Great Commentary on the Documents Classic / Shangshu dazhuan尚書大傳
An early commentary on one of the Chinese Five Classics
The Documents classic (Shangshu) was central to the political life of imperial China. This owed much to the lively commentarial activity surrounding the text in the...
ISBN: 9780295753041
more detailsA Thorough Exploration in Historiography / Shitong
The definitive translation of a masterpiece in ancient Chinese historiography
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...
ISBN: 9780295751061
more detailsGarden of Eloquence / Shuoyuan說苑
Winner of the Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for a Translation of a Literary Work, sponsored by the Modern Language Association
An anthology of literary gems compiled in early China, newly translated and annotated
In 17 BCE...
ISBN: 9780295995199
more detailsZuo Tradition / Zuozhuan左傳
Commentary on the "Spring and Autumn Annals"
Winner of the Patrick D. Hanan Book Prize for Translation (China and Inner Asia), sponsored by the Association for Asian Studies
Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan; sometimes called The Zuo Commentary) is China’s first great work of...
ISBN: 9780295999159
more detailsExemplary Figures / Fayan法言
Winner of the Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for a Translation of a Scholarly Study of Literature, sponsored by the Modern Language Association
Exemplary Figures (sometimes translated as Model Sayings) is an unabridged, annotated translation of...
ISBN: 9780295992891
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