Collection of Liu Changqing: An Annotated Chronological Edition (New Annotations on Masterpieces of Ancient Chinese Literature)

Author: Yang Shiming
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Publish Date: 1999-09-01
Features: The collation in this book is concise. For cases where the base text is correct but other versions are incorrect, no collation notes are provided. For cases where there are variant readings in different versions, if it is clearly identifiable that the base text has omissions or errors, the text of the base version is corrected, and collation notes are provided to explain the changes. If it is difficult to determine which version is correct, the variant readings are listed for the readers' reference. For individual textual errors in the base text where there is no supporting evidence from other versions, the text is not altered but is instead annotated. For obvious typographical errors, they are directly corrected without collation notes. The book is organized by poetry, ci poetry, fu, and prose, arranged chronologically by genre. The poetry is divided into two parts: chronologically arranged poems and unchronologically arranged poems. The chronologically arranged poems are further divided into several periods. Within each period, if the exact year can be determined, they are arranged by month and year; if only the approximate time period can be ascertained, they are listed after the chronologically arranged poems of that period. The annotations in this book generally use entries to provide explanations, focusing on chronological, uncovering hidden meanings, and leaving no room for tedious details. As for annotating terms and allusions, they are kept concise, and for more common terms, references are not listed one by one.