Bao Canjun Collection Annotations

Author: Bao Zhao of the Southern Dynasties of Song
Publisher:
Publishing Date: 2008-05-01
Features: Bao Zhao (414-466 AD), styled Mingyuan, was a renowned writer of the Southern Dynasties of Song, with his main achievements in poetry, particularly in the genre of Yuefu poetry. His works hold significant importance in the history of Chinese poetry and are hailed as a poet who "connected the elegant legacy of Cao and Liu and paved the way for Li and Du." His parallel prose is also excellent. Bao Canjun Ji Zhu (Annotations on the Works of Bao Canjun) consists of six volumes, compiling the collations, annotations, and comments by Qian Zhenlun, Huang Jie, and the author himself. Each piece is followed by a collective commentary, and the end of each volume includes a chronology, reviews by various scholars, annotations, and supplementary materials, which are quite comprehensive.