James Legge's translation of the Spring and Autumn Annals together with the Zuo Commentary (Tso Chuen), published as the fifth volume of his Chinese Classics series, is the founding English critical edition of the pair, presenting the Annals' terse chronicle entries alongside the narrative and interpretive detail the Zuo Commentary supplies for them, with extended prolegomena on authorship and transmission.
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AuthorJames Legge, translator
PublisherTrubner and Co, London (The Chinese Classics, Vol V)
Publication Year1872
Source Typecritical translation
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The founding nineteenth-century critical translation of the Annals and its principal commentary, still consulted for its philological detail though superseded on some technical points by later Sinology. Claims Backed By This Source (20 claims)
This source backs 20 claims across the atlas. As facts: 17 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Scriptures & Texts, 10 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 6 claims: 6 well-attested.
- Articles, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.
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