Yuelun e Yueji : breve analisi del dibattito sulla datazione dei testi

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the debate on the textual priority between the "Yuelun" chapter of the "Xunzi" and the "Yueji" now chapter of the "Liji". After having considered the origins of the debate and the history of the chapters themselves, the author concludes that the evolution of these texts is part of the textual process which characterizes ancient China