Mo Zhu Man Lu · Guo Ting Lu · Ke Shu (Tang Song Shi Liao Ben Ji Cong Kan)

Author: Zhang Bangji
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Publishing Date: 2005-03-01
Features: "Mozhuang Manlu"
Volume 1 of this book mentions Uncle Binguo (Wenjian Gong) Ni Lao in the section "Brothers Replacing Each Other as Chief Ministers," Volume 5 mentions From Uncle Kangsun (Manlao) in the section "Liao Minglue's Poem on the Wall of Ruyun Post," and Volume 7 mentions Uncle Yilao in the section "Commentary on Inkstone." This book provides rich materials for the study of ancient Chinese literary history. There is poetry appreciation, focusing on the works of contemporary writers (either fully cited or quoted excerpts), with summaries and reviews that are insightful. There are also textual studies, such as the interpretation that Du Fu's "Song of Xuantan Temple" refers to the "Queen Mother" as a Shu bird, the analysis that the "four" in Li Shangyin's "Brocade Zither" describes the four tunes of the zither, and the correction that the "stone" in Su Shi's "Mount Dian in Dianzhou" should be "zhe." These interpretations, whether original or derived from others, often offer unique perspectives. There are also literary critiques, such as the assessment that Su Shi and Huang Tingjian excel in inscriptions and annotations, which belong to prose; that Sun Di (Zhongyi) and Wang Zao (Yanzhang) are skilled in four-six parallel prose, which belongs to rhyming verse; and that Zhang Shunmin (Yunsou) and Qin Qian (Shaoyou) follow the literary style of Yan Yu (Tuizhi), which reflects their lineage. These are all valuable references. There are also anecdotes about literary figures, such as the twenty stories about Su Shi, most of which are not found in other books. Together, these four aspects account for more than half of the book's content. The book also includes "Guoting Lu" and "Keshu."