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Author: Liu Su
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Publishing Date: 2004-05-01
Features: New Words of the Great Tang, compiled by Liu Su of the Tang Dynasty. The New Book of Tang Art and Literature describes Liu Su as "the head of the Jiangdu County in the Yuanhe period." The current edition of this book includes an author's preface written in the Dinghai year of Yuanhe (AD 807), with the title "Dengshi Lang, former head of Xianyang County in Jiangzhou." The 69th volume of the Complete Works of the Tang Dynasty states, "Liu Su served as the head of Jiangdu County and Xianyang County during the Yuanhe period," which likely refers to both positions. His background is unclear. This book records the words and deeds of historical figures in the Tang Dynasty, starting from the early Tang period and ending in the Dali era (AD 766-779), with most of its material drawn from the old annals of the Tang Dynasty. It imitates the style of the "New Tales of the World," divided into thirty categories such as "Reinforcement," "Admonition," "Extreme Counsel," and "Integrity," comprising thirteen volumes, primarily collecting historical materials related to politics and moral education. At the end of the book, there is an "Overall Discussion" that reveals the author's intention: to use past events as a warning. The book was first listed in the "Miscellaneous Histories" category of the New Book of Tang Art and Literature. The Song Dynasty's Book of Art and Literature classified it under the "Separate Histories" category as "Tang New Words." Ming Dynasty printed editions revised the title to "New Words of the Great Tang" or "Tang New Words." The Complete Library of the Four Treasuries restored the original name based on the New Book of Tang Art and Literature and classified it under the "Fiction" category.