Title: On the Author and Publishing Time of Weiliaozi
Abstract: There have been many discussions in the academic sphere about the author and publishing time of Weiliaozi. After Weiliao, an ancient edition in the Warring States Period, was published, it was added to, complemented after the Qin and Han dynasties. When this book was compiled in the year of Yuanfeng in the Song Dynasty, it was the extant edition of selection and subtraction called Weiliaozi in order to retain and highlight the military content. The social issues and the suggestions made by the official titled Weiliao in the extant Weiliaozi were not the conditions of State Qin in the reign of Emperor Qinshihuang, which did not reflect the striking features of the time during Emperor Qinshihuang's rule. Therefore, the author was not the official titled Weiliao during the reign of Emperor Qinshihuang.Through a comprehensive analysis and survey of the book, it is thought that the extant Weiliaozi was written by the official titled Weiliao during the reign of Emperor Lianghui(also styled Emperor Weihui).
Publication Year: 2015
Publication Date: 2015-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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