The First Emperor: Selections From the Historical Records [Audiobook] download free by Sima Qian
- Listen audiobook: The First Emperor: Selections From the Historical Records
- Author: Sima Qian
- Release date: 2009/5/7
- Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Language: English
- Genre or Collection: Poetry and Drama
- ISBN: 9780199574391
- Rating: 7.78 of 10
- Votes: 173
- Review by: Cullen Weatherly
- Review rating: 8.48 of 10
- Review Date: 2018/10/2
- Duration: 2H34M52S in 256 kbps (41.6 MB)
- Date of creation of the audiobook: 2018-08-03
- You can listen to this audiobook in formats: FLAC, MPEG4, WAV, MP3, WMA, MPEG-4 ALS (compression ZIP, 7-ZIP, RAR, LZMA, BZ2, TGZ, TAR.BZ2)
- Total pages original book: 208
- Includes a PDF summary of 22 pages
- Duration of the summary (audio): 15M53S (4.4 MB)
- Description or summary of the audiobook: The following year Qin unified all under Heaven and the title of August Emperor was immediately adopted.'The short-lived Qin dynasty unified China in 221 BC and created an imperial legacy that lasted until 1911. The extraordinary story of the First Emperor, founder of the dynasty, is told in the Historical Records of Sima Qian, the Grand Historiographer and the most famous Chinese historian. He describes the Emperor's birth and the assassination attempt on his life, as well as the political and often brutal events that led to the founding of the dynasty and its aftermath. Sima Qianrecounts the building of the Great Wall, the 'burning of the books', and the construction of the First Emperor's magnificent tomb, a tomb now world famous since the discovery of the terracotta warriors in 1974. Sima Qian's love of anecdote ensures that his history is never dull, and Raymond Dawson's fluenttranslation captures his lively and vivid style. Chronicling recent archaeological developments and questioning Sima Qian's biases, K. E. Brashier's preface highlights the importance of the Grand Historiographer's account and Dawson's translation in the twenty-first century. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
- Other categories, genre or collection: Ancient History: To C 500 CE, Asian History, Literary Essays
- Download servers: FreakShare, Google Drive, 4Shared, Rapidgator.net, Dropbox. Compressed in ZIP, 7-ZIP, RAR, LZMA, BZ2, TGZ, TAR.BZ2
- Format: Paperback
- Approximate value: 8.35 USD
- Dimensions: 131x196x13mm
- Weight: 157g
- Printed by: Not Available
- Published in: Oxford, United Kingdom
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