吕氏春秋-英文

内容简介

this is a complete translation of liu's commentaries ofhistory (lu shi chun qiu), an ancient classic compiled in 239 b.c. by lu buwei, the prime minister of the state of qin, who collected and arranged the writings of his "house guests" or followers into a book. the writings represented his ideas and aimed to serve as a guide to government for the qin ruler. dealing with a wide range of subjects in more than 20(3,000 words, the book is one of the longest of the early chinese classics and an encyclopedic compendium of early chinese thought and civilization.