This volume of the history of the Han dynasty consists of chapters dealing principally with the reign of Emperor Wu, one of the most energetic and strong-willed of China’s Rulers. Here the historian is chronicling events he has witnessed and writing of the men he personally knows or has known. In Nagano Hozan’s (1783-1837) words, He makes us see in our minds the character of the men of the time, and this is why he is a great historian.:
About the author
Burton Watson is one of the world’s best-known translators from the Chinese and Japanese. His translations include The Lotus Sutra, The Vimalakirti Sutra, Ryokan: Zen Monk-Poet of Japan, Saigyo: Poems of a Mountain Home, and The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry: From Early Times to the Thirteenth Century, all published by Columbia.
Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 224 ● ISBN 9780231521079 ● File size 0.4 MB ● Translator Burton Watson ● Publisher Columbia University Press ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 2451507 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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