Han Shu Guikan - (Complete Two Volumes)

Author: Yang Shudu
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: This book is a representative academic work by Yang Shudu. In 1924, while teaching at Beijing Normal University, he published Supplementary Notes and Corrigenda to the Book of Han, which was highly regarded by scholars at the time. This book was completed after years of refinement based on that earlier work. In terms of structure, it follows the style of Pei Zhen's Commentaries on the Records of the Grand Historian, drawing from a wide range of sources to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of Ban Gu's Book of Han. While Pei Zhen focused on phonetic explanations, this book emphasizes interpretive analysis, also discussing ancient pronunciations, employing methods of both textual criticism and collation to correct errors in traditional annotations. It took thirty years of effort to complete, truly making it an outstanding work in the history of Book of Han studies.