Ran Batang Collection: General Editor of Dunhuang Songs (Volume 1, 2, 3)

Author: Ren Bantang
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: This manuscript contains over 1,300 Dunhuang songs, which were continuously revised and expanded upon the basis of a preliminary collection of over 500 songs. It took over two decades of refinement, doubling the original quantity. Nearly nine-tenths of the serious errors in the text have been corrected, and the work has been concluded, adopting the new title "Comprehensive Collection of Dunhuang Songs." This book is a meticulously compiled collection of Dunhuang songs by the renowned scholar Professor Ren Bantang, who spent decades in its creation. The entire work is divided into seven volumes: "Cloud Ballat Zaju," "Miscellaneous Zaju," "Common Zaju," "Repetitive Phrase Zaju," "Fixed-Phrase Zaju," "Long-Phrase Fixed-Phrase Zaju," and "Grand Zaju," with an additional volume of supplements, totaling over 1,200 songs. In this far most comprehensive collection of Dunhuang songs to date, the author has meticulously annotated and researched the manuscripts, styles, texts, regional dialects, contexts, forms, eras, and critical reviews of the included songs, offering numerous original insights that surpass previous scholarship. The publication of this book will provide invaluable materials and research inspiration for exploring the ancient Dunhuang artistic treasures and understanding Tang Dynasty folk literature and customs.