Guoyu (book)
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The Discourses of the States or Guoyu (Chinese
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Gúoyǔ) is a classical Chinese history book that collected the historical records of numerous states from Western Zhou
to 453 BC
. Its author is unknown, but it is sometimes attributed to Zuo Qiuming
, a contemporary of Confucius. The Guoyu was probably compiled beginning in the 5th century BC and continuing to the late 4th century BC. The earliest chapter of the compilation is the Discourses of Zhou1.
Chinese language
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: t , s , p
Pinyin
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Gúoyǔ) is a classical Chinese history book that collected the historical records of numerous states from Western Zhou
Western Zhou
The Western Zhōu period was the first half of the Zhou Dynasty of ancient China. It began when King Wu of Zhou overthrew the Shang Dynasty at the Battle of Muye. C.H...
to 453 BC
453 BC
Year 453 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Quinctilius and Trigeminus...
. Its author is unknown, but it is sometimes attributed to Zuo Qiuming
Zuo Qiuming
Zǔo Qīumíng was a court writer of the State of Lu, and contemporary of Confucius during the Spring and Autumn period. The work Commentary of Zuo is traditionally attributed to him. He is also possibly a contributor to Guoyu. One tradition according to Shiji holds that he became blind ....
, a contemporary of Confucius. The Guoyu was probably compiled beginning in the 5th century BC and continuing to the late 4th century BC. The earliest chapter of the compilation is the Discourses of Zhou1.
Contents
| ## | Chinese | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 周語 | Discourses of Zhou |
| 02 | 魯語 | Discourses of Lu |
| 03 | 齊語 | Discourses of Qi |
| 04 | 晉語 | Discourses of Jin |
| 05 | 鄭語 | Discourses of Zheng |
| 06 | 楚語 | Discourses of Chu |
| 07 | 吳語 | Discourses of Wu |
Footnotes
- 1 Michael Loewe, ed., Early Chinese Texts: A Bibliographical Guide (Berkeley: The Society of the Study of Early China, 1993), 264.
External links
- Guoyu Original text in Chinese