The shoo king or book of historical documents 1865, vol. The shu is the most ancient of the chinese classical books, and contains historical documents. Shang shu full text database, fully browsable and searchable online. Book of documents wikisource, the free online library. The shu king or book of historical documents the shu king or book of historical documents legge, james on. The shu king or book of historical documents legge, james on. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks. 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. The shu king or book of historical documents the shu king.
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into english vary and include classic of history, classic of documents, book of history, book of documents, or book of historical documents.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 o f documen ts shujing, earl ier shu king or classic of history, also k nown as the shangshu esteemed documents, is one of the five classics of ancient chinese literature. Whether its author were the true khung or a false khung, its value cannot be overestimated. The shu king, or book of historical documents book. The speech of the marquis of khin shih king, the book of odes title page. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. The title shu jing is sometimes translated as the book of history. These documents have to be analyzed for the same omissions in style and. The shoo king or the book of historical documents chinese classics series. Book of documents, shujing, or classic of history is one of the five classics of. The shu king or book of historical documents, the religio. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. If you have question or concerns, please feel free to call us at 2062967300. Confucius had access to the archives of the state of lu is also worth noting. The shu king, or book of historical documents by james legge.
The shoo king or the book of historical documents chinese. While billions of people believe jesus of nazareth was one of the most important figures in world history, many others reject the idea that he even existed at all. Click to read more about the shoo king or the book of historical documents chinese classics series by james legge. 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 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. The shu king or book of historical documents the shu king or book of historical documents. The assessors staff is available to assist you in any way we can. The book tells how nehemiah, at the court of the king in susa, is informed. 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. Scanned at augustseptember 2000, revised july 2005. The electronic publishing revolution is under way, and for consumers, it could mean paying less than ever for books.
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