Two Approaches to Reexamining the Writings of Wang Anshi (1021-1086)
Partisan historiographic intervention has strongly shaped what we know of the life and writings of the controversial Northern Song dynasty official Wang Anshi. Thus, interpreting his surviving textual legacy presents a significant challenge. The two monographs under review offer very different appro...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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American Oriental Society
2023
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JAOS
Year: 2023, Volume: 143, Issue: 2, Pages: 431-440 |
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Summary: | Partisan historiographic intervention has strongly shaped what we know of the life and writings of the controversial Northern Song dynasty official Wang Anshi. Thus, interpreting his surviving textual legacy presents a significant challenge. The two monographs under review offer very different approaches to this challenge. Yang Xiaoshan explores the history of the interpretive issues, while Jonathan Pease takes a very personal approach to a lifetime of reflection on Wang Anshi’s life and works. |
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Item Description: | Review article |
ISSN: | 2169-2289 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: American Oriental Society, JAOS
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.7817/jaos.143.2.2023.ra002 |