James Legge's translation of the Shoo King, published as the third volume of his monumental Chinese Classics series, is the founding English critical edition of the Book of Documents, carrying extended prolegomena examining the text's compilation, its ancient and modern text recensions, and the long controversy over which chapters are authentic and which are later forgeries. Despite its age it remains widely cited in sinological scholarship for its philological detail.
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Citation
AuthorJames Legge, translator
PublisherTrubner and Co, London (The Chinese Classics, Vol III)
Publication Year1865
Source Typecritical translation
Assessment
Reliability Tier2
The founding nineteenth-century critical translation, still cited for its philological detail on transmission and authenticity, though superseded on some technical points by later Sinology; scored a step below a current standard critical edition for that reason. Claims Backed By This Source (21 claims)
This source backs 21 claims across the atlas. As facts: 17 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Scriptures & Texts, 11 claims: 8 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 6 claims: 6 well-attested.
- Articles, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.
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