Commentarial transformation of the Spring and Autumn, The

Zuoqiu, Ming
State University of New York Press
2016
EISBN 9781438463018
Orthodoxy and transformation: two categories of commentary.
The ritual filter and the centrality of Lu.
Hierarchy, criticism and commendation: recognizing merit and assigning fault.
Two ways of teaching the Spring and Autumn: the sources of the direct commentaries.
Other approaches to commentary in the Zuo tradition: the Gentleman and Confucius.
The direct commentaries versus Gongyáng and Guliáng: incomplete correspondences and the likelihood of mediated contact.
From recording rules to written text: conceptual antecedents to Gongyáng and Guliáng in the direct commentaries.
Epilogue: from Zhou Gong to Confucius: textual creation myths forgotten and replaced.
Appendix: summaries and topical lists of the direct commentary passages.
The ritual filter and the centrality of Lu.
Hierarchy, criticism and commendation: recognizing merit and assigning fault.
Two ways of teaching the Spring and Autumn: the sources of the direct commentaries.
Other approaches to commentary in the Zuo tradition: the Gentleman and Confucius.
The direct commentaries versus Gongyáng and Guliáng: incomplete correspondences and the likelihood of mediated contact.
From recording rules to written text: conceptual antecedents to Gongyáng and Guliáng in the direct commentaries.
Epilogue: from Zhou Gong to Confucius: textual creation myths forgotten and replaced.
Appendix: summaries and topical lists of the direct commentary passages.
