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10. A Friend and Political Ally
Funerary Inscription for Mr. Culai (Shi Jie, 1005–1045), by Ouyang Xiu (1007–1072)
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgments ix
- Translation Conventions xi
- Chronology of Imperial China with Subjects of Epitaphs xiii
- Introduction 1
- 1. Three Short Eastern Han Funerary Biographies 23
- 2. A Chinese General Serving the Northern Wei State 30
- 3. A Twice-Widowed Xianbei Princess 39
- 4. Authoring One’s Own Epitaph 47
- 5. Wives Commemorating Their Husbands 59
- 6. A Married Daughter and a Grandson 66
- 7. A Nun Who Lived through the Huichang Persecution of Buddhism 75
- 8. An Envoy Serving the Kitan Liao Son of Heaven 83
- 9. Epitaphs Made Widely Available Funerary Biographies for Three Men from Luzhou: Liang 101
- 10. A Friend and Political Ally 111
- 11. Preserving a Father’s Memory 122
- 12. A Gentleman without Office 130
- 13. Wives and In-Laws 138
- 14. A Clerk Promoted to Official under the Mongols 158
- 15. A Mongol Rising to the Defense of the Realm 172
- 16. A Merchant Aspiring to Gentlemanly Virtue 182
- 17. A Ming General Turned Warlord 190
- 18. A Brother Remembers His Sister 212
- 19. A Chinese Bannerman Expert in Waterworks 222
- 20. A Woman Determined to Die 241
- 21. A Wife’s Sacrifices 250
- 22. A Wife’s Moving Tribute 259
- Teaching Guide 269
- Contributors 276
- Index 281
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgments ix
- Translation Conventions xi
- Chronology of Imperial China with Subjects of Epitaphs xiii
- Introduction 1
- 1. Three Short Eastern Han Funerary Biographies 23
- 2. A Chinese General Serving the Northern Wei State 30
- 3. A Twice-Widowed Xianbei Princess 39
- 4. Authoring One’s Own Epitaph 47
- 5. Wives Commemorating Their Husbands 59
- 6. A Married Daughter and a Grandson 66
- 7. A Nun Who Lived through the Huichang Persecution of Buddhism 75
- 8. An Envoy Serving the Kitan Liao Son of Heaven 83
- 9. Epitaphs Made Widely Available Funerary Biographies for Three Men from Luzhou: Liang 101
- 10. A Friend and Political Ally 111
- 11. Preserving a Father’s Memory 122
- 12. A Gentleman without Office 130
- 13. Wives and In-Laws 138
- 14. A Clerk Promoted to Official under the Mongols 158
- 15. A Mongol Rising to the Defense of the Realm 172
- 16. A Merchant Aspiring to Gentlemanly Virtue 182
- 17. A Ming General Turned Warlord 190
- 18. A Brother Remembers His Sister 212
- 19. A Chinese Bannerman Expert in Waterworks 222
- 20. A Woman Determined to Die 241
- 21. A Wife’s Sacrifices 250
- 22. A Wife’s Moving Tribute 259
- Teaching Guide 269
- Contributors 276
- Index 281
