Complete Collection of Tang Dynasty Literature Supplement (Complete Three Volumes)

Author: Chen Shangjun
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: The Quan Tang Wen (Complete Tang Literature), compiled during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, collects all Tang Dynasty writings in one volume, totaling 20,025 pieces. Lu Xinran, one of the four great book collectors of the late Qing Dynasty, was the first to supplement this work with his Tang Wen Shi Yi (Supplement to Tang Literature) and Tang Wen Xu Shi Yi (Further Supplement to Tang Literature), adding more than 3,000 pieces. In the 20th century, an extremely large number of newly unearthed Tang Dynasty documents emerged, creating a completely new landscape for Tang Dynasty literature and history studies both at home and abroad. Previously, only stone inscriptions and tomb epitaphs had been systematically compiled, including the Tang Dynasty Epigraphs Compilation and Tang Dynasty Epigraphs Compilation Continuation, edited by Zhou Shaoliang, and the Complete Tang Wen Bu Yi (Supplement to Tang Literature), edited by Wu Gang, which collected approximately 5,500 Tang Dynasty writings, primarily tomb epitaphs. Chen Shangjun's new book is the first comprehensive review and collation of Tang Dynasty writings from existing classics and newly discovered documents. The collected range spans the Four Books, Dunhuang manuscripts, stone inscriptions, overseas Chinese classics, and Buddhist and Taoist canons. In addition to the aforementioned works, it gathers approximately 7,000 Tang Dynasty writings by over 2,600 authors. The entire book is nearly 4 million words, making it a relatively comprehensive review of newly discovered Tang Dynasty documents in the 20th century, covering all aspects of Tang Dynasty studies.