Collated Detailed Annotations on the Collected Works of Guan Hanqing (Complete Three Volumes)

Author: Guan Hanqing (Yuan Dynasty), annotated by Lanlixuan
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Publishing Date: 2006-10-01
Features: Guan Hanqing is one of the most prolific lyric writers of the Yuan Dynasty. This book collects all extant works of Guan, including twenty-one zaju plays (three of which are incomplete), fifty-seven xiaoling (short qu poems), and fourteen quashu (sets of qu poems) (two of which are incomplete). There is still debate among scholars about whether some works should be attributed to Guan, and until definitive evidence is found, they are still included under his name for future study. Due to the significant loss of Guan's works, this book is titled "Collected Works" rather than "Complete Works." The order of the zaju plays follows the Tianyi Pavilion edition of Record of the Ghosts. For works not found in this edition, references were made to the Meng edition of Record of the Ghosts, the Cao edition of Record of the Ghosts, and Tahuo Zhengyin Pu. Kuixiangnang, Chunshan Ji, and Mengliang Daogu were moved to the back as they are incomplete. The xiaoling are listed first, followed by the quashu, with the tunes and modes arranged according to Beiqushi Guangzheng Pu. The incomplete quashu are placed at the end. This book is a collated edition. The earliest available editions are used as the base texts, while later editions serve as reference texts. It also incorporates representative collations and annotations from the Qing and Republican periods. The correct readings are adopted, while errors are corrected. Variations across different editions are detailed in the collation notes. The aim is to provide a comprehensive understanding of Guan's works and a detailed overview of the collation process. The base texts, reference texts, and supplementary reference texts used for the zaju plays are indicated after the general titles of each play. For the xiaoling and quashu, the base text and reference texts are noted at the end of each piece—the first is the base text, and the rest are reference texts. The collation references include Zhao Wanli's edition, Sui Shusen's edition, Wu Guoqin's edition, and Wang Xueqi's edition, but these are not repeated at the end of each piece.