{"product_id":"the-commentarial-transformation-of-the-newell-ann-van-van-auken-9781438463001","title":"The Commentarial Transformation of the Spring and Autumn","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShows how the text evolved from a non-narrative historical record into a Confucian classic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eSpring and Autumn\u003c\/i\u003e is among the earliest surviving Chinese historical records, covering the period 722-479 BCE. It is a curious text: the canonical interpretation claims that it was composed by Confucius and embodies his moral judgments, but this view appears to be contradicted by the brief and dispassionate records themselves. Newell Ann Van Auken addresses this puzzling discrepancy through an examination of early interpretations of the \u003ci\u003eSpring and Autumn\u003c\/i\u003e, and uncovers a crucial missing link in two sets of commentarial remarks embedded in the \u003ci\u003eZuǒ Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e. These embedded commentaries do not seek moral judgments in the Spring and Autumn, but instead interpret its records as produced by a historiographical tradition that was governed by rules related to hierarchy and ritual practice. Van Auken's exploration of the \u003ci\u003eZuǒ Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e and other early commentaries sheds light on the transformation of the \u003ci\u003eSpring and Autumn\u003c\/i\u003e from a simple, non-narrative historical record into a Confucian classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Newell Ann Van Van Auken\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1438463006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781438463001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Newell Ann Van Van Auken","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48453631738111,"sku":"9781438463001","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3195b49e-c7ba-4137-b799-d51604152f50.jpg?v=1777301305","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-commentarial-transformation-of-the-newell-ann-van-van-auken-9781438463001","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}