Complete Tang Poems
| Complete Tang Poems | |
|---|---|
Hanyu Pinyin | Quán Tángshī |
| Wade–Giles | Ch'üan2 T'ang2-shih1 or Ch'üan T'ang shih |
| Reference abbreviations:
QTS (for Pinyin), ChTS (for other) Alternate Chinese name = 御定全唐詩 | |
Complete Tang Poems (or Quan Tangshi) is the largest collection of
Name
The Complete Tang Poems is known as the Quan Tangshi (traditional Chinese: 全唐詩; simplified Chinese: 全唐诗; pinyin: Quán Tángshī; Wade–Giles: Ch'üan T'ang shih; lit. 'Complete (collection of) Tang shi poetry') in Chinese (also transliterated as the Quan Tang Shi, Quantangshi, or Ch'uan-T'ang-shih). It is also translated in English as the Collected Tang Poems or the Complete Poems of the Tang Dynasty.
Compilation
In 1705, the
Significance and contents
Although the Complete Tang Poems (Quan Tangshi or QTS) is the largest compilation of Tang poems, it is neither completely reliable nor complete. The work was done in some haste, and the editors did not justify or even indicate their own choices of texts or variant readings (other than perhaps by a first choice and list of variants: definitely weak by modern academic standards). Many additional poems and variant texts were discovered in the early 20th century in the cave library at Dunhuang, for instance, and the compilers ignored or could not find others. In the case of some major poets, there were better texts in individually edited volumes. Many are listed in Tang dynasty catalogs but did not survive the destruction of the imperial libraries.[3]
The poems are arranged in sections, for instance, those by emperors or consorts and 乐府 Yuefu (Music Bureau-style poems). Seven hundred and fifty-four sections, the largest number of sections, are arranged by author (with brief biography). Others are arranged by form or subject, such as women (five sections), monks, priests, spirits, ghosts, dreams, prophecy, proverbs, mystery, rumor, and drinking.[4]
See also
Notes
- ^ Yu (1994), p. 105.
- ^ Spence (1966), p. 157-164.
- ^ Kroll (2001), p. 279-280.
- ^ Peng (1960).
Cited works
- Kroll, Paul (2001), "Poetry of the T'ang dynasty", in Mair, Victor (ed.), The Columbia History of Chinese Literature, New York: Columbia University Press, pp. 274–313, ISBN 0231109849
- Spence, Jonathan D. (1966). Ts'ao Yin and the K'ang-Hsi Emperor: Bondservant and Master. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 0300042779.
- Peng, Dingqiu 彭定球 (1960). 全唐詩 (Quan Tang Shi). Beijing: Zhonghua shu ju. Typeset punctuated edition in 25 volumes, but commentaries are not included.
- Yu, Pauline (1994), "The Chinese Poetic Canon and its Boundaries", in Hay, John (ed.), Boundaries in China, London: Reaktion Books, ISBN 978-0-948462-38-2
Further reading
- ISBN 978-0-520-05462-2.
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