A Chronological Edition and Annotation of the Collected Works of Liu Changqing

Author: Yang Shiming
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Publish Date: 1999-09-01
Features: The collation in this book is concise. For cases where the original 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 can be clearly determined that the original text has omissions or errors, the original text 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 readers to consider. For individual words where the original text is suspected to be missing or incorrect but lacks textual evidence, no changes are made, and only annotations are provided. For obvious typographical errors, they are corrected directly 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 can be determined, they are listed after the chronologically arranged poems of that period. The annotations in this book generally use entries to explain the content, focusing on chronological, uncovering hidden meanings, and not shirking complexity. As for annotating words and allusions, they are kept concise, and for more common ones, references are not listed one by one.