Zuo zhuan wen yuan : ba juan

Collection of essays written by famous scholars from the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.) to the Song Dynasty (960-1279). Compiled by Zhang Nai. Zuo zhuan (The commentary, or chronicle of Zuo), is one of the earliest Chinese works of narrative history, covering the years 722-468 BC, an important sour...

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Jing bu > Chun qiu lei > Zuo zhuan
Zuoqiu, Ming. > Zuo zhuan
左秋明. > 左傳
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Summary:Collection of essays written by famous scholars from the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.) to the Song Dynasty (960-1279). Compiled by Zhang Nai. Zuo zhuan (The commentary, or chronicle of Zuo), is one of the earliest Chinese works of narrative history, covering the years 722-468 BC, an important source for studying the history of that period. It is traditionally attributed to Zuo Qiuming, a fifth-century historian in the state of Lu, as a commentary to the Chun qiu (Spring and autumn annals), the official chronicle of the State of Lu. But many believe it was an independent work produced contemporaneously with the Annals. It follows chronologically the 12 dukes of the State of Lu, recording the history of the various vassal states of the Zhou Dynasty over a period of 254 years. The work also provides a model of classical Chinese prose and modes of narrative literature for later generations. This edition was printed at the end of the Ming dynasty. The contents of the work were selected with commentaries by Zhang