Literature and History in the Shi Ji of Sima Qian

by Ichisada Miyazaki

This volume is a translated and edited collection of studies on the Shi ji (Records of the Historian) by Sima Qian, authored by the prestigious Japanese sinologist Miyazaki Ichisada. Providing a pathbreaking analysis of the structure and formation of the Shi ji, it serves not only as an excellent introduction to Sima Qian's masterpiece but also offers historiographical and methodological insights that will stimulate further debate...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9882373283
• ISBN13: 9789882373280
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
• Length: 300 Pages