Guoyu (book)
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The Guoyu (Chinese: 國語), usually translated Discourses of the States, is an ancient Chinese text that consists of a collection of speeches attributed to rulers and other men from the Spring and Autumn period (771–476 BC). It comprises a total of 240 speeches, ranging from the reign of King Mu of Zhou (r. 956–918 BC) to the execution of the Jin minister Zhibo in 453 BC.[1] The Guoyu was probably compiled beginning in the 5th century BC and continuing to the late 4th century BC. The earliest chapter of the compilation is the Discourses of Zhou.[2]
Author | unknown |
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Original title | 國語 |
Language | Classical Chinese |
Subject | History of Spring and Autumn period states |
Publication date | 4th century BC |
Publication place | China |
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Traditional Chinese | 國語 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 国语 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The text's author is unknown, but it is sometimes attributed to Zuo Qiuming, a contemporary of Confucius;[3][4][5] although as early as Jin dynasty, Fu Xuan objected to that attribution of authorship.[6]