Form and Hierarchy in Ancient Chinese Annals Newell Ann Van AukenColumbia University Press The Spring and Autumn is an annals text composed of brief records covering the period 722–479 BCE and written from the perspective of the ancient Chinese state of Lu. A long neglected part of the Chinese canon, it is traditionally ascribed to Confucius, who is said to have … [Read more...]

A Study of the Neglected Zhou Scriptures and the Grand Duke Traditions Yegor GrebnevColumbia University Press Scholarship on early China has traditionally focused on a core group of canonical texts. However, understudied sources have the potential to shift perspectives on fundamental aspects of Chinese intellectual, religious, and political history. Yegor Grebnev … [Read more...]