Narrative Devices in the Shiji: Retelling the Past by Yang, Lei
Narrative Devices in the Shiji: Retelling the Past by Yang, Lei

Narrative Devices in the Shiji: Retelling the Past

Narrative Devices in the Shiji: Retelling the Past offers the first systematic analysis of narratives in early...
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Author: Lei Yang
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Narrative Devices in the Shiji: Retelling the Past by Yang, Lei

Narrative Devices in the Shiji: Retelling the Past

$663.67
Narrative Devices in the Shiji: Retelling the Past by Yang, Lei

Narrative Devices in the Shiji: Retelling the Past

$663.67
Author: Lei Yang
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Narrative Devices in the Shiji: Retelling the Past offers the first systematic analysis of narratives in early Chinese historical writings from 400 BCE to 100 CE, with a focus on the Shiji (Records of the Historian), a vast collection of historical accounts completed by Sima Qian (145-86 BCE). For centuries, the dominant approach to the Shiji has been to infer Sima's intentions from his biographical experiences and subsequently project them back into the text. This has caused the import of the work to be overshadowed by Sima's tragedy of castration, and has minimized the question of how narrative as a form affects the text's interpretation. Lei Yang fills the gap by exploring how Sima manipulated the Shiji's narrative structure to represent the past. Drawing on G?rard Genette's narratological theories, the book examines how sequences of events build causality, what is slowed down and sped up to manage information control, and how the text provides multiple perspectives on the same events. Redefining the Shiji's place as a turning point in Chinese textual history, Narrative Devices in the Shiji sheds light on the evolution of early Chinese historiography. As an interdisciplinary dialogue between Chinese texts and the Western theories, it opens the Shiji to new interpretations and provides a novel framework for Chinese historical writings.

Author: Lei Yang
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 10/02/2024
Pages: 200
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d
ISBN: 9781438497211

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