Library of Chinese Classics: Shang Shu

Li Yage (Translator)

Published by Hunan People Publishing House, 2013

ISBN 10: 7543893207 / ISBN 13: 9787543893207



393 pages,

24 x 16.2 x 2.2 cm,

721g,

Text in English and Chinese.



The Book of Documents or Classic of History, also known as the Shangshu, is one of the Five Classics of ancient Chinese literature. It is a collection of rhetorical prose attributed to figures of ancient China, and served as the foundation of Chinese political philosophy for over 2,000 years. The chapters are grouped into four sections representing different eras: the semi-mythical reign of Yu the Great, and the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties. The Zhou section accounts for over half the text.