Wang Shizhen's Historical Studies

Author: Sun Weiguo
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: This book comprehensively and thoroughly investigates various aspects of Wang Shizhen's historiography. Chapter 2 discusses Wang Shizhen's historical context and his official career, which may seem unrelated to his historiography at first glance, but this is not the case. There have been differing views on whether Wang Shizhen's relationships with the then chief ministers influenced his historiographical works. The author addresses this by exploring Wang Shizhen's official career and presenting his own perspectives in relevant chapters. Chapter 3 focuses on Wang Shizhen's historiographical theory, including his historiographical thought, historical compilation theory, and historiographical criticism. Chapters 4 and 5 examine Wang Shizhen's historiographical practice, including his Ming Dynasty historiographical criticism and textual research, as well as his writings and studies on the Ming history. The final chapter, Chapter 6, discusses the influence of Wang Shizhen's historiography, including its impact on Ming and Qing Dynasty historians as well as on Korea. The book not only studies Wang Shizhen's historiographical achievements but also analyzes how he was influenced by predecessors and how he influenced later generations. From the perspective of the history of academic development, this approach provides a more accurate understanding of Wang Shizhen's historiographical accomplishments and also contributes to the study of Ming and Qing historiography. It can be said that this book is quite comprehensive and systematic.