4. Friendship and Other Tropes in the Letter to Ren An

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Dedication v
3. Contents vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Han Dynasty Emperors xi
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. The Letter to Ren An 22
8. 2. Seeking Answers, Finding More Questions 30
9. 3. Dissent against Emperor Wu of the Han 51
10. 4. Friendship and Other Tropes in the Letter to Ren An 71
11. 5. The Letter to Ren An and Authorship in the Chinese Tradition 96
12. Appendix: The Letter to Ren An: Chinese Text 125
13. Notes 129
14. Glossary of Chinese Characters 153
15. Suggested Readings 159
16. Bibliography 161
17. Index 169