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Contents 8 Acknowledgments 10 Introduction 12 The Tradition of Biographical Reading 16 Returning to the Narratives 21 Structure of the Book 27 Chapter 1 The Turn to Textual Unity 30 Historical Context: Fragmentation and Fluidity of Early Texts 31 Records of the Historian: The Turning Point 37 Consistency in Character 45 Character Development 50 Conclusion 56 Chapter 2 Temporal Order: Weaving a Synthesized Causality 58 Temporal Orders 59 Chronological Order Establishing Cumulative Causes 61 Simultaneous Events Incorporating Situational Stimuli 68 Prolepses Highlighting Essential Inner Qualities 75 Analepses Connecting Specific Actions 86 Conclusion 90 Chapter 3 Narrative Speed: Elaborating Stairs Ascending to Power 92 Narrative Speed 93 Prophecy versus Process: The Tian Lineage’s Usurpation in Zuo Commentary and Records of the Historian 97 Progress versus “Facts”: Empress Dowager Lü in Records of the Historian and History of the Han 108 Conclusion 121 Chapter 4 Multiple Points of View: Illuminating Desires and Dynamics 122 Point of View 124 Rulers and Their Consorts 128 Rulers and Ministers 139 Conclusion 150 Conclusion 152 Notes 158 Bibliography 182 Index 194

Author

Lei Yang;

Language

EN