""An essential source for the study of events in early China, a guide to the moral philosophy of the gentlemen of Han, and a splendid work of literature which may be read for the pleasure of its style and the power of its narrative. . . . This work makes Shi ji and its scholarship accessible to any reader of English, and it is a model for any work in this field and style." ―Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies"Through s ..."
"With Part I of the two-part fifth volume of Ssu-ma Ch’ien’s Shi chi (The Grand Scribe’s Records), we enter the world of the shih chia or "hereditary houses." These ten chapters trace the history of China’s first states, from their establishment in the 11th century B.C. until their incorporation in the first empire under the Ch’in in 221 B.C. Combining myth, anecdote, chronicle, and biography based on early written and oral sources, many ..."
"With Part I of the two-part fifth volume of Ssu-ma Ch ien s Shi chi (The Grand Scribe s Records), we enter the world of the shih chia or "hereditary houses." These ten chapters trace the history of China s first states, from their establishment in the 11th century B.C. until their incorporation in the first empire under the Ch in in 221 B.C. Combining myth, anecdote, chronicle, and biography based on early written and oral sources, many ..."
""... an essential source for the study of events in early China, a guide to the moral philosophy of the gentlemen of Han, and a splendid work of literature which may be read for the pleasure of its style and the power of its narrative.... This work makes ÃÂShi ji and its scholarship accessible to any reader of English, and it is a model for any work in this field and style." âBulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, O ..."
The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume VI The Hereditary Houses, III (Hardcover) by Ssu-Ma Ch'ien Hardcover, Published 2022 by Indiana University Press, United States ISBN-13: 978-0-253-06418-9, ISBN: 0-253-06418-X
"This ninth volume 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.)."
"Pao Shu nonetheless recommended Kuan Chung [to the Duke].9 That once
employed, Kuan Chung was entrusted with the administration in Ch'i and ... Duke
Huan]: 'If my lord wishes to rule Ch'i, Kao Hsi [a fellow official] and I will be
sufficient."
The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume X Volume X: The Memoirs of Han China, Part III by Ssu-Ma Ch'ien 378 Pages, Published 2020 by Indiana University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-253-05678-8, ISBN: 0-253-05678-0
"... but T'u, the King of Huai-nan's Queen, and [Liu] Ch'ien, T'u's Heir, are
constantly jealous of [Liu] Chien and harm him. ... good terms with Kung-sun
Hung 公孫弘,174 the Chancellor, and harbored resentment against King Li of
Huai-nan [Liu ..."
"The 16 chapters translated herein continue the biographies of individuals in pre-Han China presented in volume seven of The Grand Scribe's Records. The reader is introduced to the major supporters and rivals of the founders of the Han Dynasty: the generals, advisors, strategists, and ministers who helped to shape the foundations of the first sustained empire in Chinese history. Although these men were often of common stock, they influen ..."
"19 Ch'an or yen 鋋, according to various ancient commentaries, a short lance
with an iron shaft. ... opposites:苟為後義而先利,不奪不饜, “If righteousness be put
last and profit be put first, they will not be satisfied without snatching all” (Mencius
1A.1; Legge, 2:126). ... To make the case even more disgusting for the ancient
Chinese reader, one could also translate, “... all (together) take his wife and marry
her."
"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 transition between the founding of the Han dynasty and its heyday under Wu. The account of Liu P’i is framed by the great rebellion he led in 154 B ..."
"Official Titles have posed a particular problem. Charles O. Hucker's A Dictionary
of Official Titles in Imperial China (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1985) is
often useful, but many of the titles we encountered do not occur in his guide or ..."
"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 stalk diviners, and those whose goods increase, punctuated by the final account of Emperor Wu’s wars against neighboring peoples and concluded ..."
"Since this phrase does not occur on Han shu chapter 62 where the letter is also
contained, one may argue that this title was an even later addition. However, in
the final words of his book, Ssu-ma Ch'ien calls it the “Writings of His Honor the ..."
"This second volume of the ongoing annotated translation of Ssu-ma Ch’ien’s Shih chi (The Grand Scribe’s Records), widely acknowledged as the most important early Chinese history, contains the "basic annals" of five early Han-dynasty emperors. The annals trace the first century of Han rule (206 b.c. to ca. 100 b.c.) in a year-by-year account that focuses on imperial activities. In these later annals, Ssu-ma Ch'ien revitalized the style h ..."
"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 long biography of Ssu-ma Hsiang-ju (179 117) presents one of the era s major literary figures who came to oppose the Emperor s expensive mili ..."
"See on Ch'u-tz'u pu-chu, “Li-sao,” p. 73, but also in “Chao-hun,” p. 336, and “Ta-
chao,” p. 364. 282 The “Chi-chieh” commentary explains that Feng-yi is the
agnomen of the River God Ho-po 河伯. Nü-wa, of course, is the goddess at the
origin of the world. 283 Chang Shou-chieh says that the agnomen of the Earl of
the Wind is Fei-lien 飛廉, a common name in ancient China. 284 According to
Shan-hai ching, when the Yellow Emperor wanted to ..."
"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 ueh and Ts ang Kung, providing a transition between the founding of the Han dynasty and its heyday under Wu. The account of Liu P i is framed by the great rebellion he led in 154 B ..."
"... and south to annex the Lou-fan 樓煩 and the Honan 河南 King of the Pai-yang
白羊.146 He entirely recovered what Ch'in ... 144The Chung-hua editors do not
mark ... 148This and the following paragraphs about the Hsiung-nu's institutions
seem to have been inserted into the chronological narration somewhat erratically
."