The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume XI
| Author | : Ssu-ma Ch'ien |
| Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
| Total Pages | : 468 |
| Release | : 2019-07-31 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780253048455 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0253048451 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (451 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume XI written by Ssu-ma Ch'ien and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2019-07-31 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Grand Scribe’s Records, Volume XI presents the final nine memoirs of Ssu-ma Ch’ien’s history, continuing the series of collective biographies with seven more prosopographies on the ruthless officials, the wandering gallants, the artful favorites, those who discern auspicious days, turtle and stalk diviners, and those whose goods increase, punctuated by the final account of Emperor Wu’s wars against neighboring peoples and concluded with Ssu-ma Ch’ien’s postface containing a history of his family and himself.
