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A. Sung Bibliography
Ref Z 3102
rostm S77
p69-75 Tzu-chid t'ung chien
294 ch. (written 1067-1084)
"Comprehensive Mirror of Good Gov't or to aid in government"
-has the character of annals, covering the period from
403 BC until 959 AD - altogether a period of 1362 years
the author listed teh events he considered worth mentioning
the chronological order (eventually became the source for orthodox historiography.)
Tze-chih, t'ung chien, kang mu.
59 ch., Show (?), 1 ch. (1172)
"The String + Mesh of the Comprehensive Mirror or of good Gov't for the
Aid of Government" by Chu Hsi* (1130-1200)
This work is doubtless the most influrntial piece of historical
writing in the Imperial age. The "kang my" begins
from the "Tzu-chih t'ung chien". It transformed a
great work of history into a textbook of political ethics.
(1019-1086) Spu-Ma Kusng - A statesman who took the highest degree + rose to
be a Minister of State. He resigned, however, in order to devote
himself to his famous work known as the "Mirror of History"
which covered a period from the 5th C. BC to the 10th C A.D.
1130-1200 Chu Hsi* The most voluminous + one of the most luminous of Chinese authors.
He successfully introduced interpretations of the Confucism books, either wholly or
partly at variance with those which had been put forth by the scholars of the
Han dynasty + hitherto recieved as infallible thus modifying to a certain extent
the prevailing standard of political + social morality. His principle was
simply one oof consistency. Consequently, his are now the only authorised
interpretations.
Shih (Scholars)
-From the beginning, the Korean Gov't appears to have preferred
typographic to xylographic printing, while the Chinese
continued to rely on woodblock methode
B.M. 1234 - earliest recorded use of metal moveable type in Korea
China 1st (ceramic movable Type 1040.
[margin] Gems of Chinese Literature - Herbert A. Giles 895.108 Saratoga [end margin]