Grove Poetry Anthology Notes (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: [Song] Huang Tingjian
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Publish Date: 2003-12-01
Features: Gu Shi has always been known as difficult to read because it contains an extraordinary amount of literary information, incorporating Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, and even the language of fiction. Since the Song Dynasty, many scholars have engaged in the work of clear reading obstacles—annotating it. Among them, Ren Yuan, Shi Rong, and Shi Jiwen's annotations are the best, such as Ren Yuan's annotation of "Yan Ya," which cites over seventy books (works). Qian Zhongshu deeply admired their annotations in "Talks on Art." This book is based on the combined annotations of these three (Ren Yuan's Inner Collection, Shi Rong's annotations to the Outer Collection, and Shi Jiwen's annotations to the Separate Collection) as the source text. It was meticulously proofread and edited by Professor Huang Baohua over a decade, correcting errors and omissions in the original book, making it one of the most authoritative definitive editions of the Gu Shan Shi collection.