Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-273) and index.
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Introduction -- The subversive power of the historian -- Politicized truth and doubt -- Interactive constraints at court -- Salient formal characteristics of the addresses -- Rhetoric in opposition: two Zhanguoce [characters omitted] addresses -- Commitment to the facts -- Moral norms as facts: arguing before the emperor -- How did ministers err? -- A diversity of evidence -- Appendices: A. Li Zuoche [characters omitted] and Chen Yu's [characters omitted] exchange -- B. Liu Jing's [characters omitted] address to the high emperor (Liu Bang [characters omitted]) -- C. Zhufu Yan's [characters omitted] address to Emperor Wu (Liu Che [characters omitted]) -- D. Chao Cuo's [characters omitted] address to Emperor Wen (Liu Heng [characters omitted]) -- E. Zou Yang's [characters omitted] address to the King of Wu (Liu Pi [characters omitted]) -- F. Liu An's [characters omitted] address to Emperor Wu (Liu Che [characters omitted]) -- G. Zhao Chongguo's [characters omitted] exchange with Emperor Xuan (Liu Bingyi [characters omitted]) -- H. Wei Xiang's [characters omitted] address to Emperor Xuan (Liu Bingyi [characters omitted]) -- I. Hou Ying's [characters omitted] address to Emperor Yuan (Liu Shi [characters omitted]) -- J. Yan You's [characters omitted] address to Wang Mang [characters omitted].