Shangshu book of documents

Book of documents shangshu a collection of texts purported to be speeches, commands, etc. The book of documents shujing, earlier shuking or classic of history, also known as the shangshu esteemed documents, is one of the five. 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. Great tradition of the book of the documents is an alternative version of the confucian classic shangshu there are today several reconstructions with this title. And my cousin sophie is a business woman who has to deal with tons of documents. 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. All fired up pokemon classic chapter book series by. Primary sources ancient china ealc 415 615 subject.

Ancient text book of documents guwen shangshu, kong anguo 156174. Fragments of the shangshu and info on the state of chu bao. If you find any discrepancies, please report them so that they can be corrected. Mar 23, 2012 the inscription on the cover of the zitan box incorporates phrases from two famous historical texts, lushi chun qiu spring and autumn annals and shangshu book of documents, of the qin dynasty 221206 bc and warring states period 475221 bc, respectively, and may be translated. The shangshu dazhuan proper was written by the hanperiod. Book of documents an early collection of proclamations and instructions attributed to the founders of the zhou dynasty, with english translation by james legge. Therefore, i collected 6 of the best websites to download free pdf books and documents for those people like them. Oct 12, 2011 this relates to the chief of the west conquers qi xibo kan li chapter of the documents of shangshang shu section in the book of historical documents. Most copies of the book were destroyed in 2 bc, when the first emperor of qin ordered a largescale burning of books. It is a collection of speeches made by rulers and important politicians from mythical times to the mid of the western zhou period 11th cent 770 bc. It is a collection of rhetorical prose attributed to figures of. The ancient record lushi chun qiu states being replete.

The shangshu first dreams illustratedchinese editionoldused by ben she. May 09, 2016 the book of documents shujing or classic of history, also known as the shangshu, is one of the five classics of ancient chinese literature. Media in category the classic of history the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. However, in general, the texts claiming to be from the earliest periods were almost certainly written much later, in the warring states period. He was the second son of kong zhong and an eleventhgeneration descendant of confucius. Classic of historywadegiles romanization shuching, also called shangshu official history, one of the five classics of chinese antiquity.

Annotated edition of the book of documents world digital. He was a confucian scholar of the qin and western han dynasties of ancient china, famous for saving the confucian classic shangshu book of documents from the book burning of the first emperor of qin. The book of documents shujing, earlier shuking or classic of history, also known as the shangshu, is one of the five classics of ancient chinese literature. 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.

The book of documents shujing or classic of history, also known as the shangshu, is one of the five classics of ancient chinese literature. At that time, some royal family instructions on rulership and personal conduct were recorded in the shangshu book of documents and the yi zhoushu remnants of the book of documents and the main. Hongfan chapter of the shangshu, the single booklength study of any part of the text in any european language. Kong anguo was a native of qufu in lu, one of the many semiautonomous kingdoms of the western han dynasty. 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. 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. Jun 06, 2016 this complete edition of the book of documents shangshu features both english and chinese sidebyside for easy reference and bilingual support. An early collection of proclamations and instructions attributed to the founders of the zhou dynasty, with english translation by james legge. It is a collection of rhetorical prose attributed to figures of ancient china, and served as.

Studies in the composition and thought of the shangshu classic of documents, ed. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This complete edition of the book of documents shangshu features both english and chinese sidebyside for easy reference and bilingual support. The book of documents or classic of history, also known as the shangshu, is one of the five classics of ancient chinese literature. Yi ming and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Bu shang studying, running regular script ouyang xun 557. Shang shu full text database, fully browsable and searchable online. According to it, we can correct the mistake of the great commentary on shang shu shangshu dazhuan that the attack on li was during king wens reign. Nielsen book data summary origins of chinese political philosophy is the first book in any western language to explore the composition, language, thought, and early history of the shangshu classic of documents, one of the pillars of the chinese textual, intellectual, and political tradition.

Bilingual edition, chinese and english chinese classic of history ebook. Originally recorded in the commentary on the book of documents shangshu dazhuan, alternately translated as great commentary on the classic of history, the text describes when bu shang finished his studies and spoke with his master. Book of documents the reader wiki, reader view of wikipedia. The shangshu, a collection of documents written in the zhou dynasty, is one of the five classics of confucianism. Jul 24, 2010 shangshu documents of antiquity or venerated documents, also called shujing book of documents, is one of the ancient five classics wujing. Origins of chinese political philosophy is the first book in any western language to explore the composition, language, thought, and early history of the shangshu classic of documents, one of the pillars of the chinese textual, intellectual, and political tradition. Oct, 2016 the book of documents or classic of history, also known as the shangshu, is one of the five classics of ancient chinese literature. The shangshu documents of the elder, also called shujing book of documents, is one of the five ancient confucian classics wujing. The family instructions of ji dan recorded in the book of. Bilingual edition, chinese and english, confucius, dragon reader. The sections are linked and organized for easy reading. She also turned to me for help because she needed to download some professional pdf documents to write a report.

Shangshu documents of antiquity or venerated documents, also called shujing book of documents, is one of the ancient five classics wujing. Confucius, dragon reader, lionshare chinese, james legge. The shujing is a compilation of documentary records related to events in chinas ancient history. Most of these speeches are of one of five types, indicated by their titles. He studied the classic of poetry and shangshu book of documents from the famous confucian scholars shen pei and fu sheng. Book of documents 1 book of documents book of documents the. A scanned version of the manuscript to which the digital edition of this text should conform is available in the chinese text project library. It is a collection of orations made by rulers and important ministers from mythical times to the middle of the western zhou period, and some other texts.