num_pages: 232
description: A vivid chronicle of events in the feudal states of China between 722 and 468 B.C. the "Tso Chuan" has longbeen consideredboth a major historical document and and an influential literary model. Covering over 250 years, these historical narratives focus not only on the political, diplomatic, and military affairs of ancient China, but also on its economic and cultural developments during the turbulent era when warring feudal states were gradually working towards unification. ending shortly after Confucius' death in 479 B.C., the Two Chuan provides a background to the life and thought of Confucius and his followers that is available in no other work.
language: English
title: The Tso Chuan: Selections from China's Oldest Narrative History
titlecomplete: The Tso Chuan: Selections from China's Oldest Narrative History
genres: China, Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 37
publisher: Columbia University Press