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In these later annals, Ssu-ma Ch'ien revitalized the style he had employed in accounts of previous rulers in the opening chapters of The Grand Scribe's Records. When this translation is completed, it will make available in English all 130 chapters of the Shih chi. 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This work makes Shi ji and its scholarship accessible to any reader of English, and it is a model for any work in this field and style.\" -Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies  \"Through such work as this, the scholarly and literary community of the West will learn more of the splendor and romance of early China, and may better appreciate the lessons in humanity presented by its great historian.\" -Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies  \"Nienhauser's new translation is scrupulously scholarly . . . the design of this series is nearly flawless . . . the translation itself is very precise.\" -Chinese Literature: Essays, Articles, Reviews  This project will result in the first complete translation (in nine volumes) of the Shih chi (The Grand Scribe's Records), one of the most important narratives in traditional China. 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Combining myth, anecdote, chronicle, and biography based on early written and oral sources – many no longer extant – the narratives make for compelling reading, as dramatic and readable as any in this grand history.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53137373462801,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":53137373495569,"sku":"NGR9780253076472","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780253076472.jpg?v=1771446360"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-ssu-ma-ch-ien.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}