Selections from Zuo Zhuan
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A good fit for
- Readers with a beginning interest in pre-Qin history and culture who want a systematic introduction to the Zuo Commentary
- Students of Chinese literature, history, and related fields who need an authoritative and reliable selection of the Zuo Commentary as a study reference
- Lovers of classical literature who wish to savor the Zuo Commentary's superb narrative and linguistic art
- General readers seeking historical wisdom and humanistic cultivation from traditional classics
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- Readers looking for a complete modern Chinese translation or a highly popularized explanation of the entire Zuo Commentary
- Scholars already engaged in deep, specialized research on the Zuo Commentary, for whom this selection may not meet all research needs
Reading tips
- Read Zhu Dongrun's introduction first to build an overall understanding of the Zuo Commentary, then move on to the selected texts
- While reading, use the annotations and focus on key dialogues and turning points to appreciate the Zuo Commentary's characteristic of 'recording history through speech'
- Try reading aloud especially fine passages, such as diplomatic speeches or battle descriptions, to feel the rhythm and resonance of the prose
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Shanghai Classics Publishing House is a professional publisher centered on the collation of ancient texts and academic research works. Its publishing areas cover historical readings, classical poetry, folk literature, literary appreciation, canonical works, and Eastern philosophy. Its books include Chen Yinke's A Brief Discussion of the Origins of the Sui and Tang Institutions, Xin Qiji's Chronological Annotated Edition of Jiaxuan's Ci (Simplified Edition), Tang Xianzu's The Peony Pavilion, Liu Xie's The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons, as well as New Annotations to Three Hundred Tang Poems (Collector's Edition), Annotated Edition of Han Changli's Collected Works (Simplified Edition, 3 volumes), and Youyang Zazu. Its authors include Chen Yinke, Xin Qiji, Tang Xianzu, Liu Xie, Deng Guangming, Hengtang Tuishi, Han Yu, and Ma Qichang. In terms of publishing characteristics, the house emphasizes collation, annotation, and compilation of ancient texts alongside academic research works, and continues to issue simplified and collector's editions that balance scholarship and accessibility. Public information about the publisher's fuller publishing profile is limited.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 前言
- 郑庄小霸
- 隐公元年（前七二二）
- 隐公六年（前七一七）
- 隐公九年（前七一四）
- 隐公十一年（前七一二）
- 桓公五年（前七〇七）
- 楚武始强
- 桓公二年（前七一〇）
- 桓公六年（前七〇六）
- 桓公八年（前七〇四）
- 桓公九年（前七〇三）
- 桓公十一年（前七〇一）
- 桓公十二年（前七〇〇）
- 桓公十三年（前六九九）
- 庄公四年（前六九〇）
- 庄公十八年（前六七六）
- 庄公十九年（前六七五）
- 僖公二十年（前六四〇）
- 齐桓霸业
- 庄公十三年（前六八一）
- 庄公十四年（前六八〇）
- 闵公元年（前六六一）
- 闵公二年（前六六〇）
- 僖公元年（前六五九）
- 僖公二年（前六五八）
- 僖公三年（前六五七）
- 僖公四年（前六五六）
- 僖公五年（前六五五）
- 僖公六年（前六五六）
- 僖公七年（前六五三）
- 僖公八年（前六五二）
- 僖公九年（前六五一）
- 宋襄图霸
- 僖公八年（前六五二）
- 僖公九年（前六五一）
- 僖公十六年（前六四四）
- 僖公十七年（前六四三）
- 僖公十八年（前六四二）
- 僖公十九年（前六四一）
- 僖公二十年（前六四〇）
- 僖公二十一年（前六三九）
- 僖公二十二年（前六三八）
- 僖公二十三年（前六三七）
- 晋文建霸
- 僖公二十三年（前六三七）
- 僖公二十四年（前六三六）
- 僖公二十五年（前六三五）
- 僖公二十六年（前六三四）
- 僖公二十七年（前六三三）
- 僖公二十八年（前六三二）
- 秦穆霸西戎
- 僖公三十年（前六三〇）
- 僖公三十二年（前六二八）
- 僖公三十三年（前六二七）
- 文公元年（前六二六）
- 文公二年（前六二五）
- 文公三年（前六二四）
- 文公四年（前六二三）
- 文公五年（前六二二）
- 文公六年（前六二一）
- 楚庄霸业
- 宣公三年（前六〇六）
- 宣公十二年（前五九七）
- 宣公十三年（前五九六）
- 成公三年（前五八八）
- 晋景争霸
- 宣公十三年（前五九六）
- 宣公十七年（前五九二）
- 成公二年（前五八九）
- 成公三年（前五八八）
- 晋悼复霸
- 成公十八年（前五七三）
- 襄公三年（前五七〇）
- 襄公四年（前五六九）
- 襄公八年（前五六五）
- 襄公九年（前五六四）
- 襄公十年（前五六三）
- 襄公十一年（前五六二）
- 诸侯弭兵
- 襄公二十五年（前五四八）
- 襄公二十七年（前五四六）
- 昭公元年（前五四一）
- 郑子产执政
- 襄公三十年（前五四三）
- 襄公三十一年（前五四二）
- 昭公四年（前五三八）
- 昭公六年（前五三六）
- 昭公十六年（前五二六）
- 昭公十七年（前五二五）
- 昭公十八年（前五二四）
- 昭公十九年（前五二三）
- 昭公二十年（前五二二）
- 吴阖庐入郢
- 昭公十七年（前五二五）
- 昭公十九年（前五二三）
- 昭公二十年（前五二二）
- 昭公二十三年（前五一九）
- 昭公二十四年（前五一八）
- 昭公二十六年（前五一六）
- 昭公二十七年（前五一五）
- 昭公三十年（前五一二）
- 昭公三十一年（前五一 一）
- 定公二年（前五〇八）
- 定公三年（前五〇七）
- 定公四年（前五〇六）
- 定公五年（前五〇五）
- 定公六年（前五〇四）
- 越句践灭吴
- 昭公三十二年（前五一〇）
- 定公五年（前五〇五）
- 定公十四年（前四九六）
- 哀公元年（前四九四）
- 哀公九年（前四八六）
- 哀公十一年（前四八四）
- 哀公十二年（前四八三）
- 哀公十三年（前四八二）
- 哀公十七年（前四七八）
- 哀公十九年（前四七六）
- 哀公二十年（前四七五）
- 哀公二十二年（前四七三）
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About the author
Zhu Dongrun (1896–1988), originally named Shizhen, was a native of Taixing, Jiangsu. He was an expert in classical Chinese literature, a literary historian, a biographer, an educator, and a calligrapher. He studied in the early years at South Western College in London, and later taught at Wuhan University, National Central University, and other institutions. From 1952 he served as professor and chair of the Department of Chinese at Fudan University. His Outline of the History of Chinese Literary Criticism is regarded as a foundational work in the field. In biography he wrote The Grand Biography of Zhang Juzheng and The Biography of Lu You, among others, focusing mainly on ancient literati and political figures, with attention to source criticism and the restoration of character, in a restrained yet compelling style. He is considered one of the pioneers of modern Chinese biographical writing. Eleven of his works are collected here, spanning biography, classics, culture, and literary appreciation, including Lu You: Selected Works, Chen Zilong and His Times, and Biographies of Mei Yaochen and Yuan Haowen.
