The First Emperor: Selections from the Historical Records (Oxford World's Classics)
ISBN-13:
9780199226344
ISBN-10:
0199226342
Author:
Raymond Dawson, Sima Qian, K. E. Brashier
Publication date:
2007
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Format:
Paperback
165 pages
Category:
China
,
Asian History
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ISBN-13:
9780199226344
ISBN-10:
0199226342
Author:
Raymond Dawson, Sima Qian, K. E. Brashier
Publication date:
2007
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Format:
Paperback
165 pages
Category:
China
,
Asian History
Summary
The First Emperor: Selections from the Historical Records (Oxford World's Classics) (ISBN-13: 9780199226344 and ISBN-10: 0199226342), written by authors
Raymond Dawson, Sima Qian, K. E. Brashier, was published by Oxford University Press in 2007.
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"The following year Qin unified all under Heaven and the title of August Emperor was immediately adopted."
The short-lived Qin dynasty unified China in 221 BC and created an imperial legacy that lasted until 1911. The extraordinary story of the First Emperor, founder of the dynasty, is told in the Historical Records of Sima Qian, the Grand Historiographer and the most famous Chinese historian. He describes the Emperor's birth and the assassination attempt on his life, as well as the political and often brutal events that led to the founding of the dynasty and its aftermath. Sima Qian recounts the building of the Great Wall, the "burning of the books", and the construction of the First Emperor's magnificent tomb, a tomb now world famous since the discovery of the terracotta warriors in 1974. Sima Qian's love of anecdote ensures that his history is never dull, and Raymond Dawson's fluent translation captures his lively and vivid style.
The short-lived Qin dynasty unified China in 221 BC and created an imperial legacy that lasted until 1911. The extraordinary story of the First Emperor, founder of the dynasty, is told in the Historical Records of Sima Qian, the Grand Historiographer and the most famous Chinese historian. He describes the Emperor's birth and the assassination attempt on his life, as well as the political and often brutal events that led to the founding of the dynasty and its aftermath. Sima Qian recounts the building of the Great Wall, the "burning of the books", and the construction of the First Emperor's magnificent tomb, a tomb now world famous since the discovery of the terracotta warriors in 1974. Sima Qian's love of anecdote ensures that his history is never dull, and Raymond Dawson's fluent translation captures his lively and vivid style.
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