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Biography

Name: Ssu-ma Ch'ien
Birth Date: 145 B.C.
Death Date: c. 90 B.C.
Nationality: Chinese
Gender: Male
Occupations: historian

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Biography of Ssu-ma Ch'ien
1,216 words, approx. 4 pages
Ssu-ma Ch'ien (145-ca. 90 BC), who has been described as the "Grand Historian of China," held the office of T'ai-shih, or director of astrology, in the imperial government. He completed a draft history of mankind started by his father. In his capacity...


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Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Sima Qian Information
2,067 words, approx. 7 pages
Sima Qian (ca. 145–90 BC) was a Prefect of the Grand Scribes (太史令) of the Han Dynasty. He is regarded as the father of Chinese historiography because of his highly praised work, Records of the Grand Historian (史記), an overview of the...


News and Journals
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The Journal of the American Oriental Society
Cloudy Mirror: Tension and Conflict in the Writings of Sima Qian. (book reviews)
04/01/1997: 2,049 words, approx. 7 pages
Some books are so bad that the reviewer scarcely knows where to begin detailing their faults, or if there is even reason to bother. Most books, like most lives, are a mix of high intention and expedient compromise, of tempting promise and unfulfilled...
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The Journal of the American Oriental Society
The "biography of Sima Xiangru" and the question of the Fu in Sima Qian's Shiji.
04/01/2003: 12,203 words, approx. 41 pages
The problem of the authenticity of certain chapters of Sima Qian's (ca. 145--ca. 86 B.C.) Shiji [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] (Records of the historian) has long been noted, beginning with the remark in Sima Qian's Hanshu [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] biography...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Burton Watson
15,831 words, approx. 53 pages
In the following essay, Watson outlines some general features of Chinese historical writings and explores the areas that were of greatest concern to Qian.
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Critical Essay by Stephen W. Durrant
12,617 words, approx. 42 pages
In the following excerpt from his full-length study of Qian's work, Durrant analyzes how Qian shaped the historical sources he used as the basis of his Shih chi.
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Critical Essay by William H. Nienhauser, Jr.
9,930 words, approx. 33 pages
In the following essay, Nienhauser examines problems with The Biographies of the Reasonable Officials section of the Shih chi and contends they can be resolved without concluding that the work is a forgery.
 


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