An introduction to the han dynasty education asian art. The book of history or classic of documents, the shujing, provides information concerning chinas first three dynasties, which include all of these except. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The name shujing is ranked on the 83,479th position of the most used names. Classic of poetrywadegiles romanization shihching, the first anthology of chinese poetry. Book of documents the reader wiki, reader view of wikipedia. Book of documents, shujing, or classic of history is one of the five classics of ancient chinese literature. During the time of the late shang dynasty, the kings who ruled the land were merciless, and constantly fought battles and killed their feudal vassals to secure power. The shujing is a compilation of documentary records related to.
In china, this book is regarded as a relatively infallible collection of documents. Another classic, the shijing book of songs, contains poems and folk songs. Annotated edition of the book of documents world digital library. The chinese text project edition of this text shown above is intended to follow the specified scanned source text in the library section of the site except where explicitly noted. It publishes research on the social, economic, and cultural history of authorship, editing, printing, the book arts, publishing, the book trade, periodicals, newspapers, ephemera. Chronology the mets heilbrunn timeline of art history. The shujing book of documents, one of the earliest histories, is written in part to legitimize the zhou takeover of the shang realm. It is a collection of rhetorical prose attributed to figures of ancient china and served as the foundation of chinese political philosophy for over 2,000 years. It is not possible to determine the exact size of a book called shangshu prior to the han period.
The five classics as defined by confucious the i qing book of changes, shijing book of odes or songs, shujing book of history or documents, li qi book of rites and the chunqiu spring and autumn annalswere selected as the basis for an educational system that supported a state bureaucracy based on merit, rather than lineage. Shang shu the book of documents, also called shu jing the book of history, is one of the five classics of the confucian canon that greatly. Classic of historywadegiles romanization shuching, also called shangshu official history, one of the five classics of chinese antiquity. She also won the asian marathon championships in 2002 and 2004 her personal best times are 15. The book of documents shujing, earlier shuking or classic of history, also known as the shangshu esteemed documents, is one of the five classics of ancient chinese literature. Four books and five classics of the ancient china short. Lecture 4 historical narrative background shujing,known as the classic of history, the book of documents.
Classic of history one of the five classics wujing of chinese antiquity. View shujing zhangs profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Media in category the classic of history the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. It is a collection of rhetorical prose attributed to figures. Initially an illiterate and fairly backward people, the zhou assumed many of the practices and customs of the shang, including their. Shujing classic of documents or classic of history translated by james legge the sacred books of china. It was compiled by the ancient sage confucius 551479 bc and cited by him as a model of literary expression, for, despite its numerous themes, the subject matter was always expressive of pleasure without being licentious, and of grief without being hurtfully excessive. Shujing chinese historical text britannica encyclopedia britannica.
Shujing classic of documents or classic of history us. Shujing zhang philadelphia, pennsylvania professional. It is a collection of rhetorical prose attributed to figures of ancient china, and served as the foundation of chinese political philosophy for over 2,000 years. The school of information is uc berkeleys newest professional school. One of the earliest compilations of ancient chinese writings available, the shujing or book of history, is an important documentary source of information regarding chinas. The book of documents shujing, earlier shu king or classic of history, also known as the shangshu esteemed documents, is one of the five classics of. Said to have been assembled and edited by confucius. The book of documents or classic of history, also known as the shangshu, is one of the five classics of ancient chinese literature. The second classic is the book of history or shujing, which is a set of documents speeches, laws, etc. An early collection of proclamations and instructions attributed to the founders of the zhou dynasty, with english translation by james legge. We estimate that there are at least 600 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.
It is a collection of rhetorical prose attributed to figures of ancient china, and served as the foundation of. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover shujings. Translations of its title into english vary and include classic of history, classic of documents, book of history, book of documents, or book of historical documents. It is a collection of rhetorical prose attributed to figures of ancient china, and served as the foundation of chinese political philosophy for over 2,000 years the book of documents was the subject of one of. Patterns of world history 3e student resources chapter. Book of documents wikisource, the free online library. Book history is devoted to every aspect of the history of the book, broadly defined as the history of the creation, dissemination, and reception of script and print.
The classic confucian work, the book of documents shujing, claims to contain the zhou version of their history, describing the defeat of the shang as a victory over a decadent state led by a dissolute ruler. It is a collection of rhetorical prose attributed to figures of. Shang shu the book of documents, also called shu jing the book of history, is one of the five classics of the confucian canon that greatly influenced chinese history and culture. Chang ji and the creation of the book of changes youtube. Book of history by james legge editor, clae waltham revised by online at alibris. Located in the center of campus, the i school is a graduate research and education community committed to expanding access to information and to improving its usability, reliability, and credibility while preserving security and privacy. The book of documents shujing or classic of history, also known as the shangshu, is one of the five classics of ancient chinese literature.
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