Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan; sometimes called The Zuo Commentary) is China's first great work of history. It consists of two interwoven texts - the Spring and Autumn Annals (Chunqiu, a terse annalistic record) and a vast web of narratives and speeches that add context and interpretation to the Annals. Completed by about 300 BCE, it is the longest and one of the most difficult texts...(展开全部)

Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan; sometimes called The Zuo Commentary) is China's first great work of history. It consists of two interwoven texts - the Spring and Autumn Annals (Chunqiu, a terse annalistic record) and a vast web of narratives and speeches that add context and interpretation to the Annals. Completed by about 300 BCE, it is the longest and one of the most difficult texts...(展开全部)

The Spring and Autumn is an annals text composed of brief records covering the period 722–479 BCE and written from the perspective of the ancient Chinese state of Lu. A long neglected part of the Chinese canon, it is traditionally ascribed to Confucius, who is said to have embedded his evaluations of events within the text. However, the formulaic and impersonal records do not r...(展开全部)

奥利维亚·莱恩（OliviaLaing） 英国记者、作家。曾担任《观察家报》代理书评编辑。在《观察家报》 《新政治家》 《泰晤士报文学增刊》和《卫报》上多次发表文章和书评。出版的书有《沿河行》《孤独的城市：形单影只的艺术》等。曾获得麦克道威尔奖学金、艺术委员会和作家基金会的津贴作为本书创作基金。

Originally published by Harvard University Press in 1958.

Originally published in 1949, Gilbert Highet's seminal The Classical Tradition is a herculean feat of comparative literature and a landmark publication in the history of classical reception. As Highet states in the opening lines of his Preface, this book outlines <"the chief ways in which Greek and Latin influence has moulded the literatures of western Europe and America.>" Wit...(展开全部)

吉尔伯特·海厄特（Gilbert Highet，1906—1978年），苏格兰裔美国古典学家、评论家、文学史家。1938年任哥伦比亚大学拉丁语和希腊语系主任，1950年任拉丁语言与文学安东讲座教授（Anthon Professor）。海厄特一生致力于古典文化的教学与研究，主要著作有《荷马概论》（An Outline of Homer,1935年）、《古典传统》（The Classical Tradition,1949年）、《教学的艺术》（The Art of Teaching,1950年）、《讽刺文学的解剖》（The Anatomy of Satire,1962年）。 王晨，毕业于上海交通大学，译作有《黑死病》、《骑士之爱与游吟诗人》、《论欧洲》、《拷问法国大革命》等。

吉尔伯特·海厄特（Gilbert Highet，1906—1978年），苏格兰裔美国古典学家、评论家、文学史家。1938年任哥伦比亚大学拉丁语和希腊语系主任，1950年任拉丁语言与文学安东讲座教授（Anthon Professor）。海厄特一生致力于古典文化的教学与研究，主要著作有《荷马概论》（An Outline of Homer,1935年）、《古典传统》（The Classical Tradition,1949年）、《教学的艺术》（The Art of Teaching,1950年）、《讽刺文学的解剖》（The Anatomy of Satire,1962年）。 王晨，毕业于上海交通大学，译作有《黑死病》、《骑士之爱与游吟诗人》、《论欧洲》、《拷问法国大革命》等。