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Author: (Song) Zeng Cao
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Publishing Date: 1997-03-01
Features: The Elegant Lyrics of the Yuefu (in two volumes) was compiled by Zeng Cao of the Song Dynasty. According to Lu Sanqiang's Three Examinations of Zeng Cao, Zeng Cao, styled Duanbo, was also known as the Scholar of Zhiyou and the Child of Zhiyou. He was from Jinjiang, Quanzhou, and served as a Vice Director of the Granary Department in the late Northern Song Dynasty. After the establishment of the Southern Song Dynasty, he held positions such as Vice Director of the Household Department, Transport Judge of Jiangxi, Deputy Transport Commissioner of Hubei and Jingxi Road, Vice Minister of the Imperial Treasury, Minister of the Imperial Treasury in charge of finances in Jinghu Lake and Jiangxi, Governor of Qianzhou, Jingnan, Kuizhou, and Luzhou. He passed away in the twenty-fifth year of the Shaoxing era. Zeng Cao wrote extensively throughout his life, and the works commonly used today include The Collected Stories (a compilation of Tang Dynasty and other miscellaneous tales and novels) and this The Elegant Lyrics of the Yuefu. The Elegant Lyrics of the Yuefu is a collected anthology of lyrics, selecting over 800 pieces from 34 authors, with over 100 anonymous pieces included as Supplements. It was compiled in the sixteenth year of the Shaoxing era. The Elegant Lyrics of the Yuefu was rarely circulated during the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties. The earliest extant copy is an old manuscript from the late Ming to early Qing period.