Mountain Valley Poetry Collection Notes (Full 2 Volumes)

Author: Huang Tingjian (Song) and others
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Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Features: The poetry of Huang Tingjian has long been renowned as difficult to read, as it contains an overwhelming amount of cultural information, incorporating Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, and even fictional elements into its verses. Since the Song Dynasty, many scholars have dedicated themselves to overcoming the reading barriers—providing annotations for the poems. Among them, Ren Yuan, Shi Rong, and Shi Jiwen are considered the best. For example, Ren Yuan's annotations on the poem "Yan Ya" cite over seventy sources (works), and Qian Zhongshu expressed deep admiration for their annotations in "On the Art of Literature." This book is based on the combined annotations of these three scholars (Ren Yuan's annotations on the Inner Collection, Shi Rong's annotations on the Outer Collection, and Shi Jiwen's annotations on the Miscellaneous Collection), meticulously edited and proofread by Professor Huang Baohua over a decade of effort. It corrects the errors and omissions in the original text, making it one of the most authoritative definitive editions of the Huang Tingjian Collection.