Text and edition in early Chinese philosophical literature.

From: The Journal of the American Oriental Society | Date: April 1, 1993| Author: Roth, Harold D. | Copyright information

Students of the textual history of Chinese works of all periods and genres encounter the problem that we do not always distinguish clearly between the concepts of "text" and "edition." A further problem arises when one seeks to differentiate the strata of editions relating to the textual history of a given work. In this article, based on the author's research into the textual history of three early philosophical works, Huai-nan Tzu, Chuang Tzu, and Lao Tzu, an attempt is made to resolve these...

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