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存檔 - 6月 2008 About SUN TZU and the ART OF WAR刊登日期 2008-06-29 15小時20分10秒 Sun Tzu (Chinese: 孫子; pinyin: Sūn Zǐ) ("Master Sun") is an honorific title bestowed upon Sūn Wǔ (孫武; c. 544—496 BC), the author of The Art of War, an immensely influential ancient Chinese book on military strategy. He is also one of the earliest realists in international relations theory. In the author's name, Sūn Wǔ, the character wu, meaning "military", is the same as the character in wu shu, or martial art. Sun Wu also has a courtesy name, Chang Qing (長卿; Cháng Qīng) Around 500 BC the Art of War was written to educate and impress the nobility. It works. The book is expanded, possibly to 82 chapters. The original, 13 chapter version becomes a popular classic with Chinese leaders from the Warring States Period to Chairman Mao. It influences military and government policy. As recently as 1999, the Jiangsu Province Army Division built an Art of War park! In 1772, a French Jesuit discovers and translates the text. It it said to have become a favourite of Napoleon. In 1910, Lionel Giles, of the British Museum translates the book into English. This translation becomes popular, especially after the copyright runs out.In 1972 a large quantity of previously lost Art of War text is discovered in a tomb at Yin Chueh Shan, China. 1980's onwards: The Art of War gets mainstream exposure in movies like "Wall Street", "The Art of War", "Las Vegas" and "The Sopranos". |
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