Collected Illustrations Edition of Six Records of a Floating Life

Author: Shen Fu (Qing Dynasty)
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Publish Date: 2004-04-28
Features: As a renowned work of classical Chinese literature, Six Records of a Floating Life has become increasingly distant from the modern era. Although various printings remain consistently popular, readers' understanding and appreciation have gradually faded. The Illustrated Edition of Six Records of a Floating Life has garnered acclaim from many experts and scholars. The illustrations in this book are primarily selected from paintings, engravings, and photographs close to the era of Six Records of a Floating Life, serving to elucidate its content and extend its significance, enabling readers to gain a more comprehensive understanding and deeper insight. The last two records of the six are both spurious and indeed a poor addition, yet they are included here with illustrations for the sake of completeness. As for the text, it has been collated and refined based on various available editions, with no critical annotations provided. Additionally, several prefaces, postfaces, and articles related to Six Records of a Floating Life are appended for readers interested in the work.
Six Records of a Floating Life includes Records of Joy in the Inner Chambers, Records of Leisurely Pleasures, Records of Hardship and Sorrow, Records of Joyful Journeys, Records of the Zhongshan Journey, and Records of Nurturing Life. The appendix features prefaces, postfaces, and articles such as "Shen Fu of Changzhou, a Gentleman, presented Six Records of a Floating Life and composed six quatrain poems," "Preface to Six Records of a Floating Life," "Postface to Six Records of a Floating Life," "Preface to Six Records of a Floating Life," "Preface to the English Translation of Six Records of a Floating Life," "Preface to the Reprint of Six Records of a Floating Life," "Postscript after Reading Six Records of a Floating Life," "The Mystery of the Lost Manuscript of Six Records of a Floating Life," and "Searching for Yunniang."