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Sinica venetiana
Edited book | Linking Ancient and Contemporary
Chapter | Bai Shouyi on Sima Qian and Ban Gu
Abstract
This article discusses a paper by the renowned contemporary Chinese historian Bai Shouyi written shortly before the so-called Cultural Revolution. Bai Shouyi’s text deals with the differences between the views of the two Han historians Sima Qian and Ban Gu, at first sight an apolitical subject. A closer look reveals that when writing this article, that appeared not only in a scholarly journal but also in the newspaper «People’s Daily», Bai Shouyi’s probably had in mind political issues of his own day. Thus, it turns out to be a famous article of the practice of «to use the past for the present» (gu wei jin yong).
Submitted: July 16, 2016 | Language: it
Keywords Sima Qian • Bai Shouyi • Ban Gu • Gu wei jin yong
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Introduction
Part 1 Pre-Modern and Modern Literature
Part 2 Contemporary Literature
Part 3 Poetry and Theatre
Part 4 Language and Political Discourse
Biographies
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Bai Shouyi on Sima Qian and Ban Gu |
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This article discusses a paper by the renowned contemporary Chinese historian Bai Shouyi written shortly before the so-called Cultural Revolution. Bai Shouyi’s text deals with the differences between the views of the two Han historians Sima Qian and Ban Gu, at first sight an apolitical subject. A closer look reveals that when writing this article, that appeared not only in a scholarly journal but also in the newspaper «People’s Daily», Bai Shouyi’s probably had in mind political issues of his own day. Thus, it turns out to be a famous article of the practice of «to use the past for the present» (gu wei jin yong). |
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Sinica venetiana |
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Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing |
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2016-09-29 |
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2016-07-16 |
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10.14277/6969-095-2/SV-3-2 |
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2610-9654 |
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2610-9042 |
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978-88-6969-098-3 |
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978-88-6969-095-2 |
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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Bai Shouyi |
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Bai Shouyi |
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Ban Gu |
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Ban Gu |
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Gu wei jin yong |
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Gu wei jin yong |
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Sima Qian |
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Sima Qian |
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