The Art of War · Character
Sun Hsing-yen
A scholar who edited and commented on Sun Tzǔ's text.
minor
Also known as Sun
First appearance: the commentators
Sun Hsing-yen's tie to Sun Tzǔ is one of the pressures that moves The Art of War—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Chinese scholar whose edition of Sun Tzǔ's text is used by Giles as the basis for paragraph divisions.
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With Sun Tzǔ (family): Sun Hsing-yen is traditionally considered a descendant or later commentator closely associated with Sun Tzǔ's lineage. With Sun Tzǔ (family): Sun Hsing-yen is traditionally considered a descendant…
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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