The Wenzi : : creativity and intertextuality in early Chinese philosophy / / by Paul van Els.
The Wenzi is a Chinese philosophical text that enjoyed considerable prestige in the centuries following its creation, over two-thousand years ago. When questions regarding its authenticity arose, the text was branded a forgery and consigned to near oblivion. The discovery of an age-old Wenzi manuscr...
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| Superior document: | Studies in the History of Chinese Texts ; 9 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2018] ©2018 |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in the history of Chinese texts ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (247 pages). |
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| Summary: | The Wenzi is a Chinese philosophical text that enjoyed considerable prestige in the centuries following its creation, over two-thousand years ago. When questions regarding its authenticity arose, the text was branded a forgery and consigned to near oblivion. The discovery of an age-old Wenzi manuscript, inked on strips of bamboo, refueled interest in the text. In this combined study of the bamboo manuscript and the received text, Van Els argues that they belong to two distinct text traditions as he studies the date, authorship, and philosophy of each tradition, as well as the reception history of the received text. This study sheds light on text production and reception in Chinese history, with its changing views on authorship, originality, authenticity, and forgery, both past and present. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004365435 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Paul van Els. |