Threshold - The Rhetoric of Historiography in Early Medieval China

The Threshold, a study of the culture of historiography in early medieval China, explores the History of Liu-Song, a dynastic history of the fifth century compiled in 488. Zeb Raft shows how history was constructed through rhetorical elements including the narration of officialdom, the anecdote, and, above all, the historical document.

About the author

Zeb Raft is Assistant Research Fellow at the Institute of Chinese Literature and Philosophy, Academia Sinica.

Summary

The Threshold, a study of the culture of historiography in early medieval China, explores the History of Liu-Song, a dynastic history of the fifth century compiled in 488. Zeb Raft shows how history was constructed through rhetorical elements including the narration of officialdom, the anecdote, and, above all, the historical document.

Product details

• Authors: Zeb Raft
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2023
• EAN: 9780674291379
• ISBN: 978-0-674-29137-9
• No. of pages: 282
• Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; China, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, HISTORY / Historiography, HISTORY / Asia / China, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Chinese, Historiography, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Asian History, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, BCE to c 500 CE, 5th century, c 400 to c 499