Ming Dynasty Carved "Records of the Grand Historian" by Peng Yinweng: A Research Study

Author: Zhang Xingji
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Publishing Date: 2006-01-01
Features: The Yuan-era edition of Records of the Grand Historian by Peng Yinweng is a significant composite edition that combines the three major annotations, following the Song Dynasty's Huang Shanfu edition and preceding the Ming Dynasty's printed versions. The author systematically and meticulously compares and studies Peng's edition, examining its layout and format, as well as the relationships between extant editions. It analyzes the publishing background of Peng's edition, the strengths and weaknesses of previous research, and clarifies the content, nature, and reasons for the deletions in Peng's edition of the three major annotations. This further reveals the changes in the three major annotations during their publication, fully demonstrating Peng's edition's status and influence in the Records of the Grand Historian textual tradition and affirming its academic value. This work is of great significance in correcting misconceptions in the study of Records of the Grand Historian editions, clarifying the textual tradition of Records of the Grand Historian, deepening the study of its printing and circulation history, as well as the research on the three major annotations, particularly the study of lost passages in the Commentary on the Grand Historian. The book is rich in sources, rigorous in argumentation, and maintains a fair and impartial stance, making it highly valuable academically.