Zuo Qiuming
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Zǔo Qīumíng was a court writer of the State of Lu, and contemporary of Confucius
during the Spring and Autumn period. The work Commentary of Zuo
is traditionally attributed to him. He is also possibly a contributor to Guoyu
. One tradition according to Shiji holds that he became blind
(cf. Homer
).
Confucius
Confucius , literally "Master Kong", was a Chinese thinker and social philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period....
during the Spring and Autumn period. The work Commentary of Zuo
Zuo Zhuan
The Zuo Zhuan , sometimes translated as the Chronicle of Zuo or the Commentary of Zuo, is among the earliest Chinese works of narrative history and covers the period from 722 BCE to 468 BCE. It is one of the most important sources for understanding the history of the Spring and Autumn Period...
is traditionally attributed to him. He is also possibly a contributor to Guoyu
Guoyu (book)
The Discourses of the States or Guoyu is a classical Chinese history book that collected the historical records of numerous states from Western Zhou to 453 BC. Its author is unknown, but it is sometimes attributed to Zuo Qiuming, a contemporary of Confucius...
. One tradition according to Shiji holds that he became blind
Blindness
Blindness is the condition of lacking visual perception due to physiological or neurological factors.Various scales have been developed to describe the extent of vision loss and define blindness...
(cf. Homer
Homer
In the Western classical tradition Homer , is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, and is revered as the greatest ancient Greek epic poet. These epics lie at the beginning of the Western canon of literature, and have had an enormous influence on the history of literature.When he lived is...
).