Annotations to the Poetic Collection of Wang Jian: Series on Poetic and Prose Studies

Author: Wang Jian (Tang Dynasty), edited and annotated by Yin Zhanhua
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Publishing Date: 2006-06-01
Features: Wang Jian was a renowned poet of the mid-Tang Dynasty, and his fu poetry is celebrated alongside Zhang Ji. This book presents a comprehensive collection of Wang Jian's works, conducting collation and textual criticism across various versions of the existing Collected Poems of Wang Jian. Detailed commentaries are compiled at the end of each poem, along with lost poems and writings of Wang Jian. The book follows a structure of collation before annotation, with annotations focusing on historical figures, geographical locations, ceremonial systems, and institutional regulations. At the end, supplementary research materials on Wang Jian are included, categorized into reviews, biographical accounts, prefaces, and postfaces, striving for completeness. Additionally, it features Yin Zhanhua's Chronological Study of Wang Jian. The preface provides an in-depth discussion of Wang Jian's poetry and his position in the mid-Tang poetic scene.