"Assume the role of a collection of poems and prose"

Author: Tang Dan
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: Tang Dan was a renowned poet, painter, and calligrapher during the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, holding significant status in the cultural circles of Yunnan and even across the nation. Unfortunately, he has long been deprived of adequate recognition and the due evaluation he deserves. The primary reason for this is the rarity of his published works, which have been difficult for scholars to locate, leading some to claim that they are "lost." Modern scholar Fang Shumei, after decades of collection, managed to gather most of Tang Dan's materials. Now, senior scholars from Yunnan Normal University, Yu Jiahua (Professor) and Yang Kaida (Senior Editor), have supplemented and annotated these materials, compiling the Complete Collection of Tang Dan's Poems and Prose. It includes The Youyuan Collection, The Jue'an Grass, The Wangleizhai Collected couplets, The Hundred Ox and Flower Odes, Literary Essays and Prefaces, as well as Biographies and Chronological Tables. It is the most comprehensive collection of Tang Dan's poems and prose to date. Together with the recently published Complete Collection of Tang Dan's Paintings and Calligraphy by this publisher, it serves as a fundamental reading for understanding Tang Dan's thoughts and artistic achievements.