| Titre | Entre symptôme et précédent. Notes sur l'œuvre historique de Ouyang Xiu (1007-1072) | |
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| Auteur | Christian Lamouroux | |
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Revue | Extrême-Orient, Extrême-Occident |
| Numéro | no 19, 1997 La valeur de l'exemple. Perspectives chinoises | |
| Rubrique / Thématique | I. Juger par l'exemple |
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| Page | 45-72 | |
| Résumé anglais |
Between signs and precedents - Notes on the historical writings of Ouyang Xiu (1007-1072)
Ouyang Xiu's idea of the historical example was closely related to the new approach of the Chunqiu advocated by the supporters of the Ancient prose movement. They criticized the commentaries of the Classic since they were suspected of misrepresenting facts. So, Ouyang examined the two histories of the Tang and the Five dynasties, in order to shed light on the lessons of those troubled times, just as Confucius was reputed to have done in his chronicle. On the one hand, the corpus of dynastic history is to be seen as exemplary : located in historical continuity, every fact from the past is constitued as an edifying precedent. On the other hand, given that facts from the past are selected to put present politics in perspective, every fact is also a sign. Thus, even if Ouyang observed order and turmoil from the dynastic framework, his appreciation of political continuity prepared the ground for breaking with the dynastic framework. other hand, given that facts from the past are selected to put present politics in perspective, every fact is also a sign. Thus, even if Ouyang observed order and turmoil from the dynastic framework, his appreciation of political continuity prepared the ground for breaking with the dynastic framework. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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