Writing & Literacy in Early China : Studies from the Columbia Early China Seminar

David Prager Branner

ISBN 10: 0295993375 / ISBN 13: 9780295993379

Edité par University Of Washington Press Jun 2013, 2013

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Neuware - The emergence and spread of literacy in ancient human society an important topic for all who study the ancient world, and the development of written Chinese is of particular interest, as modern Chinese orthography preserves logographic principles shared by its most ancient forms, making it unique among all present-day writing systems. In the past three decades, the discovery of previously unknown texts dating to the third century BCE and earlier, as well as older versions of known texts, has revolutionized the study of early Chinese writing.The long-term continuity and stability of the Chinese written language allow for this detailed study of the role literacy played in early civilization. The contributors to Writing and Literacy in Early China inquire into modes of manuscript production, the purposes for which texts were produced, and the ways in which they were actually used. By carefully evaluating current evidence and offering groundbreaking new interpretations, the book illuminates the nature of literacy for scribes and readers.

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• Titre: Writing & Literacy in Early China : Studies from the Columbia Early China Seminar
• Éditeur: University Of Washington Press Jun 2013
• Date de parution: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0295993375
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780295993379
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 228 L x 149 H x 40 P (en millimètres) 228 millimètres de largeur par 149 millimètres de hauteur par 40 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 690 grammes

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The emergence and spread of literacy in ancient human society an important topic for all who study the ancient world, and the development of written Chinese is of particular interest, as modern Chinese orthography preserves logographic principles shared by its most ancient forms, making it unique among all present-day writing systems. In the past three decades, the discovery of previously unknown texts dating to the third century BCE and earlier, as well as older versions of known texts, has revolutionized the study of early Chinese writing. The long-term continuity and stability of the Chinese written language allow for this detailed study of the role literacy played in early civilization. The contributors to Writing and Literacy in Early China inquire into modes of manuscript production, the purposes for which texts were produced, and the ways in which they were actually used. By carefully evaluating current evidence and offering groundbreaking new interpretations, the book illuminates the nature of literacy for scribes and readers.

À propos de l'auteur

Li Feng is associate professor of early Chinese history and archaeology at Columbia University. David Prager Branner is a lexicographer of Chinese, retired as a professor of Chinese at the University of Maryland. The other contributors are Anthony Barbieri-Low, William Boltz, Constance Cook, Lothar von Falkenhausen, David Pankenier, Matthias Richter, Adam Smith, Ken-ichi Takashima, and Robin Yates.