Mo Zhuang Man Lu · Guo Ting Lu · Ke Shu

Author: (Song) Zhang Bangji et al. compiled, Kong Fanli et al. annotated
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Publishing Date: 2002-08-01
Features: Mo Zhu Man Lu
- Volume 1, the section "Brothers Replacing Each Other in the Northern Gate as a Grand Event," mentions Uncle Binlao (Wenjian Gong) Ni Lao.
- Volume 5, the section "Liao Minglue's Poem on the Wall of Rufen Post," mentions Elder Uncle Kangsun (Manlao).
- Volume 7, the section "Commentary on Inkstone," mentions Uncle Yielao.
This book provides abundant materials for the study of ancient Chinese literary history.
- Poetry Appreciation: Focuses on the works of contemporary authors (either fully cited or quoted excerpts) and offers summaries with insightful comments. The comments are often perceptive.
- Poetry Exegesis: For example, it interprets Du Fu's "Song of the Immortal Mother's Terrace" as saying "the Queen Mother's cloud flags flutter below," identifying "the Queen Mother" as a Shu bird; it explains the four in Li Shangyin's Brocade Zither as describing the four tunes of the zither; it suggests that in Su Shi's "Mount Dan in Dianzhou," the character "shi" should be read as "zhe." These interpretations may stem from personal innovation or follow others, often offering unique insights.
- Literary Criticism: For instance, it states that Su Shi and Huang Tingjian excel in inscriptions and annotations, classifying them as prose; it claims that Sun Di (Zhongyi) and Wang Zao (Yanzhang) are skilled in four-six parallel prose, classifying them as rhyming prose; it asserts that Zhang Shunmin (Yunsou) and Qin Qian (Shaoyou) follow the literary style of Yan Yu (Tuizhi), tracing their lineage. All these are valuable references.
- Anecdotes of Literary Figures: For Su Shi alone, there are twenty anecdotes, most of which are not found in other books.
These four aspects together account for slightly more than half of the book's content.
The book also includes Guo Ting Lu and Ke Shu.