"Gu Wen Guan Zhi"
Mr. Jin Kemu said: "Reading "Gu Wen Guan Zhi" can understand history, philosophy, changes in literary styles, people's ways of the world, and Chinese religion. Spirit and humanistic spirit, you can know almost everything about Chinese traditional culture."
"Guwen Guanzhi" cuts flowers and leaves from ancient Chinese prose and selects 222 outstanding proses from the pre-Qin Dynasty to the late Ming Dynasty. The articles take into account works of different styles, genres, and themes, and are organized based on the times and the works of writers of all ages. It is recognized as a model of beautiful prose.
Who among the Chinese people with a long and long cultural background would not want to explore the cultural treasures left by their ancestors? "Guwen Guanzhi" just has the necessary "key" function for modern people to explore the treasures of ancient prose. Starting from "Zuo Zhuan" and "Guoyu" and ending with Liu Bowen and Gui Youguang of the Ming Dynasty, the 222 articles selected are all masterpieces through the ages, and their contents involve history, philosophy, literature, politics, religion, art... almost all of them. This small-scale encyclopedia of Chinese traditional culture "Guwen Guanzhi" represents the highest achievement of Chinese classical prose and has always been a classic and essential book for scholars to understand Chinese traditional culture and learn ancient prose.
Selected Chinese prose throughout the ages. It was compiled and selected by Wu Chucai and Wu Tiaohou in the Qing Dynasty and approved by Wu Xingzuo. "Gu Wen Guan Zhi" is mainly composed of prose and parallel prose. Starting from the pre-Qin Dynasty and ending at the end of the Ming Dynasty, it contains 222 articles divided into 12 volumes. Compared with the anthologies of ancient texts after "Selected Works", it covers a long period of time and does not have many volumes. Moreover, the genres of articles are diverse and there are fewer biases of factions. The arrangement is divided into 7 periods according to the era, and each period has the works of key writers. From this, we can have an overview of the origins of the development of ancient prose, and we can also refer to the analysis of the different styles of writers. Each work has a brief review. Most of the selected articles are masterpieces that have been read for a long time. This book was published in the 34th year of Kangxi reign (1695). It is widely circulated to this day.
"Gu Wen Guan Zhi" is a literary reading book compiled during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty for use in private schools. "Zuo Zhuan" records: Wu Gongzi Jizha watched music and dance in the state of Lu. After performing Yu Shun's "Nine Shao", Jizha praised: "It's amazing! If there is other music, I don't dare to invite you." He thought it was already done. Once you have watched the highest level (Guan Zhi Ye), there is no need to watch the rest. The editor used this title to express that this book has selected the essence of ancient texts. This is a very famous book selected by an unknown editor. The editors Wu Chucai and Wu Tiaohou are not recorded in the literature, and their lives are not even known to others. However, "Gu Wen Guan Zhi" has been widely circulated and influential over the past 300 years, and is unique among many ancient text anthologies. Mr. Lu Xun commented on "Gu Wen Guan Zhi" ", he believed that it was the same as "Selected Works of Zhaoming" and "their influence on literature cannot be underestimated."
"Guwen Guanzhi" was published in the 34th year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (AD 1695). It has been circulated for more than 280 years and is still a popular ancient text reader. It was compiled by Wu Chengquan and Wu Dazhi's uncle and nephew from Shanyin (now Shaoxing), Zhejiang. Wu Chengquan, whose courtesy name was Chucai, was well-read in classics and history and had extensive knowledge. He devoted his life to teaching and studying. In addition to "Guwen Guanzhi", he also compiled "Gangjian Yizhilu" which has been handed down to the world. Wu Dazhi, named Tiaohou, inherited his family education and was very talented. Together with his uncle Wu Chengquan, he studied in his hometown to study for his children. The tombs were piled with mortar and mortar, and the walls were dripping with water. The book consists of twelve volumes, including 222 prose articles from the pre-Qin Dynasty to the late Ming Dynasty. Each article has annotations and comments by Wu Chengquan and Wu Dazhi (hereinafter referred to as "Two Wus").
"Guwen Guanzhi" - Introduction to the author
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The original editors of "Guwen Guanzhi" are Wu Chucai and Wu Tiaohou, uncles and nephews, Zhejiang A native of Shanyin (now Shaoxing). They were all private school teachers who made a living by teaching students. They only had secondary education and were not considered to be prominent figures in the literary and academic circles of the Qing Dynasty.
Chengquan, named Chucai. He has studied ancient Chinese all his life and is fond of reading classics and history. In the fifteenth year of Kangxi's reign (1676), he assisted his husband in teaching his uncle's son to learn ancient Chinese in Fuzhou, and later spent his entire life teaching.
In addition to participating in the selection and compilation of "Guwen Guanzhi", he also compiled a popular historical reading book - "Gangjian Yizhilu" together with Zhou Zhijiong and Zhou Zhican, using the style of Zhu Xi's "Tongjian Gangmu". The official title, named Tiaohou, also means he is fond of "ancient learning" and has "excellent talents". The main experience of his life was teaching with his uncle in his hometown.
"Guwen Guanzhi" - Creation Background
The editors of "Guwen Guanzhi" were Wu Chengquan and Wu Dazhi's uncle and nephew from Shanyin (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang) in the early Qing Dynasty. Chengquan, named Chucai. He studied ancient Chinese all his life and loved to read classics and history. In the fifteenth year of Kangxi's reign (1676), he assisted his husband in teaching his uncle's son to learn ancient Chinese in Fuzhou, and later spent his entire life teaching. In addition to participating in the selection and compilation of "Guwen Guanzhi", he also compiled a popular historical reading book - "Gangjian Yizhilu" together with Zhou Zhijiong and Zhou Zhican, using the style of Zhu Xi's "Tongjian Gangmu". The official title, named Tiaohou, also means he is fond of "ancient learning" and has "excellent talents". The main experience of his life was teaching with his uncle in his hometown.
It took Erwu many years to compile "Gu Wen Guan Zhi". At first, they just compiled some lecture notes for teaching ancient Chinese to children. Afterwards, I taught lectures year by year, and my understanding of ancient Chinese became deeper and deeper, and the lecture notes became more and more refined, so that they were "written down by good people". Make it known to the world." In this way, they "compiled some of the poems they usually taught" into a book. After the manuscript was compiled, it was sent to Guihua (now Hohhot City) for Wu Xingzuo to review. Xingzuo, whose courtesy name was Bocheng and whose nickname was Liucun, was Chengquan's uncle. He served as governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and was deputy commander of the Han army at that time. He "read it several times" and thought that this book would be of great benefit to those who were new to learning ancient prose. It was convenient for him to write a preface to the book during the Dragon Boat Festival in the 34th year of Kangxi (1695), and he "hurt his life to put it into pear and jujube". In this way, there is the earliest printed version of "Gu Wen Guan Zhi".
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, especially in the past ten years or so, many translations and annotations of "Guwen Guanzhi" have been based on the Zhonghua Book Company version. There are actually two editions of Zhonghua Book Company: one is the 1959 edition. This is a version transferred from the original ancient book publishing house. This version "segmented sentences based on the Yingxuetang version and corrected some obvious typos." The second is the 1987 edition, which is the Anping Qiudian edition. Although this edition is based on the 1959 edition, it has been reviewed with the original Yingxuetang edition, collated with the Wenfutang edition, Huaijingtang edition, and Hongwentang edition, and also collated with ancient texts collected in relevant historical books, general collections, and separate collections. It has also been supplemented by the "Preface" written by Er Wu and the "Explanations" written by Cheng Quan. Therefore it is the best version currently available.
"Gu Wen Guan Zhi" - Features of the Work
The selected prose in "Gu Wen Guan Zhi" starts from the pre-Qin Dynasty and ends at the end of the Ming Dynasty, which generally reflects the outline of the development of prose from the pre-Qin Dynasty to the end of the Ming Dynasty. and main features. These include 34 articles in "Zuo Zhuan", 11 articles in "Guoyu", 3 articles in "Gongyang Zhuan", 6 articles in "Book of Rites", 14 articles in "Warring States Policy", 17 articles by Han Yu, 8 articles by Liu Zongyuan, and 11 articles by Ouyang Xiu. , 11 articles by Su Shi, 3 articles by Su Zhe, 3 articles by Wang Anshi... ***222 articles. The articles selected in this book are all excellent works with concise language, short and concise, and easy to read. Hengwen standards basically take into account both ideological and artistic qualities. Of course, the so-called ideological quality is based on not violating feudal orthodoxy. The selector considers the ancient Chinese prose to be authentic, and does not exclude the inclusion of four articles by Ma Bingwen, which was commendable at the time; in the middle or at the end of the article, the selector includes some in-part or final chapters, which are helpful for beginners to understand the article; in terms of style It is worthy of recognition to change the previous habit of classifying according to styles, but to use the times as the warp and the writers as the latitude.
The selections in "Gu Wen Guan Zhi" are mainly prose, with occasional parallel prose and poems. Basically, they are famous works that have been recited from past dynasties and have "eternal artistic charm". The editor named it "Guanzhi", which probably reflects the sincere admiration that Master Wu Jizha had when he watched the dance music. From this point of view, "Guwen Guanzhi" is a vivid overview of Chinese prose in past dynasties, and it is also a living development process of prose.
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On the other hand, although "Guwen Guanzhi" was selected and compiled by Meng Tong and ordinary ancient prose lovers at that time, it has no kitsch flavor at all. These immortal The classics contain rich historical knowledge, mature life experience, difficult article aesthetics, and even profound cosmic philosophy.
In the sea of ??Chinese prose, there are too many excellent works, and the works selected in "Gu Wen Guan Zhi" are really easy to read for both children and scholars. They are very similar to the well-known "Three Hundred Tang Poems". Like "First", these two anthologies can be regarded as the best in popular readings of traditional Chinese literature.
The collection of "Gu Wen Guan Zhi" is mainly prose, and also includes parallel prose. Compared with the ancient text anthologies since the "Selected Works", it covers a long period of time and does not have many volumes. Moreover, the genres of the articles are diverse and there are fewer biases of factions. In terms of organization, the book is divided into seven periods according to era, with key writers and works in each period. From this, we can have an overview of the origin of the development of ancient prose, and we can also analyze the different styles of various writers. Each article also has brief comments to help readers understand the meaning of the text and master the organization of the text. Most of the selected articles are masterpieces that have been read for a long time, so this book is widely popular to this day.
After all, "Guwen Guanzhi" is a reading material from the feudal era. In terms of ideological content, some articles that aim to "convey the truth", such as Wang Shouren's "Zunjingge Ji", are obviously feudal dross; in terms of the overall selection of materials, pre-Qin texts do not select scholars, but The "Book of Han" is not selected in Chinese, and it is missing from the Liao, Jin, and Yuan Dynasties. It cannot reflect the entire history of the development of Chinese prose. As far as authenticity is concerned, it is inappropriate to include works that were forged or entrusted by later generations, such as "Li Ling's Reply to Su Wu Shu". Relevant link illustrations
"Guanwen Guanzhi" - work abbreviation
Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, many ancient text selections have appeared. In terms of their wide spread and great influence, they are still popular among readers today. My favorite is "Gu Wen Guan Zhi". The fact that it has been passed down for a long time is related to the fact that the guiding ideology of Erwu's book compilation is very different from that of the National People's Congress.
Predecessors compiled anthologies of ancient texts, some of which used comments to express cynicism, or to promote a certain doctrine or spirit; some of them used ancient texts to flaunt a school or promote a style of writing. Although both of them introduce the ideological and artistic features of ancient Chinese literature, both of them have their own emphasis on theory and literature, and both are inevitably suspected of being narrow-minded or exclusive. This was not the case with Erwu. They "selected ancient texts, originally designed for beginners", and were intended to be used not only by teachers as "disciples", but also by "boys" as "learners". In today's terms, it is to compile an ancient Chinese textbook that teachers can use to teach and students can use for self-study. In this case, it is required that: first, the editor selects articles reasonably, has a fair and objective attitude, breaks through sectarian opinions, and truly selects famous and excellent works of ancient prose, so that students can have a more comprehensive and correct understanding of the spiritual characteristics and artistic style of ancient prose through the ages; second, , The compilation style is reasonable and should meet the needs of teaching and learning, especially to facilitate self-study. Erwu accomplished both of these two points.
Let’s talk about the selection first. "Guanwen Guanzhi" is a collection of 222 ancient articles (including 4 parallel prose) written by 61 authors of Zhou Dynasty and Ming Dynasty, including 100 articles before the Western Han Dynasty (including the Western Han Dynasty) and 122 articles after the Western Han Dynasty. Among the texts before the Western Han Dynasty, "Zuo Zhuan" has 34 chapters, "Guoyu" has 11 chapters, and Sima Qian has 15 chapters. Among the texts after the Western Han Dynasty, there are 94 texts from the Tang and Song Dynasties and 18 texts from the Ming Dynasty. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, the "Eight Great Masters" accounted for 78 articles. Among the eight, Han Yu has 24 articles, Liu Zongyuan has 11 articles, Ouyang Xiu has 13 articles, and Su Shi has 17 articles. It can be seen that the ancient texts selected in "Guwen Guanzhi" mainly come from pre-Qin texts, Western Han texts, and Tang and Song texts. It should be said that the proportion of ancient texts in each issue's selected articles can generally reflect the historical situation of the rise and fall of ancient texts. The book not only contains everyone's representative works, but also includes famous works that are not from everyone but have great influence in the history of ancient literature. Therefore, there are many excellent articles in the selection and cover a wide range of authors. In addition, due to the careful selection of works with different themes, genres, and styles from various schools, beginners can have a more comprehensive understanding of the artistic characteristics of ancient prose of various schools. The moderate number of selected articles also provides readers with the possibility to express their wisdom and appreciate the wonderful effects of the book.
Let’s talk about style. The style of this book is also "designed for beginners". The whole book is divided into 12 volumes according to era. In each article, important words are highlighted with bullet points to attract attention, and bullet points are added at pauses to facilitate sentence readability. Comments are also provided. Er Wu believes that having both commentaries and commentaries is very useful for beginners, saying: “Only when you have both commentaries and commentaries on ancient Chinese texts can you suddenly understand.
If there is annotation but no comment, or if there is comment but no comment, it is like a person's body, knowing that it has a face but not knowing that it has a bloodline, knowing that it has a bloodline but not knowing that it has a face, is that okay? The meanings of the characters and allusions are noted one by one, and additional comments are added, making it as clear to the common reader as watching a fire. "("Examples") Annotations are annotations. The first is phonetic notation. The so-called "Shibian's pronunciation sounds are not unnoted, and they are annotated under the original characters to facilitate reading." (Ibid.) The second is interpretation. The so-called "Shibian" Those who need to explain difficult mysteries must be elaborated and elaborated, and even if they are just talking at present, they will not be careless and careless. It will be helpful for beginners" (ibid.). The third is "annotation of allusions" (ibid.). Comments are reviews, and the first is to review the article. Comments on the content, such as commenting on the sentence "Extraordinary achievements must be treated by extraordinary people" in Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's "Edict to Seek Mao Cai Yi and Other Edicts", saying that "Emperor Wu's ambition is revealed in extraordinary". The second is to review the article. Art analysis, a lot of which is the analysis of the structure and form of the article; including revealing the main theme of the text, clarifying the context, summarizing the main idea of ??the paragraph, and explaining the wonderful use of words, all of which are completely distributed according to words, sentences, chapters, and paragraphs. The original sentences are closely related to each other, which is the reviewer's specific analysis of the writing art on the premise of overall grasp of the artistic characteristics of the article, and the concise wording and summary of the entire artistic characteristics. It is placed at the end of the article in the form of a general review. The general review often also discusses the content. The text can be as short as a few words or no more than a hundred words long, and it can describe the entire article's artistic characteristics. Then read the general review. , readers often have a feeling of seeing the overall situation and suddenly becoming enlightened.
"Guwen Guanzhi"-Content Summary
"Guwen Guanzhi"
"Guwen Guanzhi". "Guanzhi" selects 222 articles from the Pre-Qin Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, divided into 12 volumes, with moderate length. Each selected article is not a long one, easy to read and understand, and the chapters and volumes are relatively well-proportioned, which is very suitable for popularization and Popular.
"Gu Wen Guan Zhi" is a good anthology of beautiful works, because the editor has cataloged the most representative works of the best writers in sequence according to the historical process. Reading it is like walking along the long corridor of the development history of ancient Chinese prose, tracing the origins along the waves, looking for branches and leaves, and you can effortlessly understand the context. To put it horizontally, it means that "Gu Wen Guan Zhi" almost contains all the history of Chinese prose. Various styles and contents of ancient articles. We have seen: how the elegant and tactful rhetoric of the pre-Qin diplomats completed a war without smoke, and how the politicians solved the world's problems with their words; The emperor was thirsty for talents, so he issued an edict, and his ministers were full of good ideas, so they submitted it to the imperial court; famous people from the Wei and Jin Dynasties gathered at Lanting, and Wang Xizhi wrote it down; Xu Jingye was about to attack Wu Zetian, and King Luo Bin wrote a big book; those who were concerned about politics made various comments. When a friend leaves, there is a preface to the gift; when he returns from nature, there is a travel note; then we saw the inscription Su Shi wrote for Han Yu: "Literature has declined for eight generations, but Taoism has helped the world." "The loyal offender was angered by the master's wrath, and bravely won the command of the three armies." So we saw Du Mu's reconstruction of Afang Palace in words; there were also examination papers, self-recommended job applications; and the dream of the Peach Blossom Land, after being drunk The drunkard's pavilion; the sense of worry in the Yueyang Tower, the scholarly spirit in Prince Teng's Pavilion... everything is presented in this world, which makes people dizzy and lingering.
The ancient texts selected in this book are mainly prose. It also contains rhymes and parallel prose. The most selected works in the pre-Qin Dynasty were "Zuo Zhuan", the most selected works in the Han Dynasty were "Historical Records", and in the Tang and Song Dynasties the most selected articles were articles by Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Ouyang Xiu, and Su Shi. From the perspective of style, this book selects thirteen verses, such as "Chu Ci·Bu Ju", Tao Yuanming's "Returning Ci", Du Mu's "Afanggong Fu", etc. These works are all "extremely beautiful but poor in prose". He is good at description. Although he uses rhyme in his description, it is different from poetry. He often combines rhyme and prose to enhance the beauty of voice and emotion. Prose may record people or events, include discussions, fables, etc. The selected articles in this book are rich and colorful, short in length, concise in language, and easy to read. Many of them are famous articles that have been passed down through the ages.
What is rare is that the editor has made wonderful comments on the selected articles, which adds to our reading.
Sometimes the analysis starts from the syntax and word usage of the article. For example, Ouyang Xiu's comment on "The Drunken Old Man's Pavilion": "There are 29 "ye" characters used throughout the article, which are separated layer by layer and gradually broken down. Each sentence is to record the landscape, and each sentence is to record the landscape. One sentence is "Recording Pavilion", each sentence is "Remembering Taishou", it is like San but not San, it is like Pai but not Pai, which is the original tone of the writer." A few words describe the parallel style of this article. Sometimes the comments start from life experience and human feelings. For example, "Historical Records: Biography of Qu Yuan" comments: "Shi Gong wrote a biography of Qu Yuan, and his writing is like "Li Sao". It is elegant and sad, making people read it and can't help but sigh. If you want to read it, you will be sad. "Book, Shi Gong and Qu Zi really have the same mind, so it is appropriate for him to sigh with sorrow and sigh without thinking." This passage also reveals the inner resonance of the author and the protagonist of the biography, and reveals its touching charm. . These paragraphs of comments not only help reading, but the clear, graceful, smooth and graceful text itself also brings people enjoyment of beauty. Therefore, this dual aesthetic adds a lot of charm to "Gu Wen Guan Zhi".
"Guanwen Guanzhi" - Collection of Wonderful Languages ??
△Mount Tai does not allow soil, so it can become as big as it is; rivers and seas do not accept small streams, so they can become as deep as possible. (Li Si's "Book of Remonstrance and Chasing Guests")
△Everyone is destined to die. It may be heavier than Mount Tai, or lighter than a feather, and the use of it varies. (Sima Qian's "Book of Reporting to Ren An")
△It is important for people to know each other and understand each other's hearts. (Li Ling's "Reply to Su Wushu")
△The setting clouds and the solitary swans fly together, the autumn water and the long sky are the same color. (Wang Bo's "Preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion")
△When you are old and strong, you would rather know your heart with a white head; if you are poor and your eyes are strong, you will not fall into the blue clouds. (Same as above)
△If the mountains are not high, there will be immortals, and if there are immortals, they will be famous. If the water is not deep, if there are dragons, there will be spirits. (Liu Xiyu's "Inscription on the Humble Room")
△There are Bole in the world, and then there are thousand-mile horses. Thousand-mile horses always exist, but Bole does not always exist. (Han Yu's "Miscellaneous Comments")
△The clouds and mountains are green and the rivers are long. (Fan Zhongyan's "Mr. Yan's Ancestral Hall")
△ Worry about the world's worries first, and rejoice after the world's happiness. (Fan Zhongyan's "Yueyang Tower")
△The principle of ups and downs, although it is called destiny, is it not a human matter! ... Worry and labor can rejuvenate a country, but leisure can lead to death. This is the natural principle. ...Misfortune is often accumulated in the slightest, while wisdom and courage are often trapped in drowning. (Ouyang Xiu's "Preface to the Biography of Lingguan")
△The drunkard's intention is not in wine, but in the mountains and rivers. (Ouyang Xiu's "The Drunkard's Pavilion")
△Those who accomplished great things in ancient times not only had extraordinary talents, but also must have perseverance. (Su Shi's "Chao Cuo Lun")
"The View of Ancient Literature"-Work Evaluation
"The View of Ancient Literature"
"The View of Ancient Literature" is by far the best review of the Five Chinese An ancient document with a thousand-year history and more exquisite writings. There are more than 200 short, concise and catchy short essays in it, which show the breadth and depth of ancient Chinese culture and the extraordinary wisdom of ancient Chinese people from multiple angles. It contains relatively famous articles by famous literati before the Qing Dynasty, as well as the "Four Books and Five Classics", "Book of Rites", "Zuo Zhuan", etc. that ancient people must learn. For example, Wang Xizhi's "Preface to the Lanting Collection", Han Yu's "Shi Shuo", Fan Zhongyan's "Yueyang Tower" and many others. Can understand their inner thoughts. This book contains a large amount of knowledge, including historical materials, ancient literature, poetry and painting reviews, and landscape introductions... May the light of wisdom illuminate thousands of households, and at the same time illuminate millions of souls who hope for knowledge, so that the human spirit The space is brighter and more radiant. "Guanwen Guanzhi", the light of wisdom!
The selected articles can contain the essence of ancient texts from past dynasties, and the annotations can remove obstacles to reading and understanding the ancient texts. The comments can also reveal the beauty of the writing. This kind of reading book will naturally be welcomed by beginners, so Wu Xingzuo said that "it can be used as a source of support to benefit later students, and the merits are shallow and fresh" ("Preface"). Of course, there are also shortcomings in the selection of "Gu Wen Guan Zhi": there are many works selected for the Qin Dynasty, but none of the Zishu family; there are too few works selected for the Eight Dynasties, and the Tang and Song Dynasty works are too concentrated in the eight works, while the Southern Song Dynasty works are not selected at all, and the Yuan Dynasty works are not selected at all. The article also reports that Queru is missing. Although there are 18 selected articles in the text, most of them are not "Guan Zhi" works. Furthermore, there is no shortage of brilliant insights in artistic analysis, but it is difficult to break out of the rut of inheritance, transformation and integration.
The strengths and weaknesses of "Guwen Guanzhi" are mainly caused by its compilation method; Erwu called the compilation method of the book "collection" or "gathering together". The so-called "the remaining two people are not chosen by Hu Yan, but they can be gathered together. What can be done if they are gathered together"? It collects the writings of the ancients and the selections of people from the past and present. Those who are slanderous will be detailed, those who are complex will be simplified, those who are scattered will be combined, those who are wrong will be clarified, and those who are wrong will be corrected. All the selectors have their own deep thoughts to determine the mysteries of the ancients. Readers will choose one and leave it to others. It will be laborious to take note of it. Therefore, the two of them are gathered together (" Example").
The commentaries are mainly taken from the theories of Lu, Lou, Xie, Tang, Mao and Jin, and the three scholars of Yonglou, Mao and Jin have the most opinions. Most of the comments are directly transcribed. For example, the general comments such as "Admonishing the Guests", "Preface to Farewell to Li Yuan's Return to Pangu", "Preface to Farewell to Shihong as a Scholar", etc. are all copied from Lou's anthology. Some texts have been recorded for comment, such as "Snake Catcher's Theory" and "Preface to Yuxi Poems", half of which are taken from Lou's anthology. Half of the text in the general comments of "Jinxue Jie", "Taobian" and "Ji Twelve Lang Wen" are taken from Mao's anthology. Some of the general comments of "Yan Zi's Immortality", "Praise to the Five Emperors", "Diaozhuang Deng", "Liu Hou Lun" and other articles are taken from Jin's anthology. Some are based on the original commentaries but slightly developed, such as "Reply to Ren'an", "Report to Sun Huizong", "Zhongshu Guo Lituo Biography", "Fengle Pavilion",
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The general comments of "Records of the Famous Gardens of Luoyang" and "Records of the Titles of the Admonition Court" are the development of Lou's comments. The general comments of "Huolin Jie", "Contending Ministers" and "Letter to Ouyang Sheren" are the development of Mao's comments. The general commentary of "Qian Chibi Fu" is an adaptation of Jin's commentary, and the general commentary of "Transcendent Taiwan Chronicle" is based on Tang Shunzhi's commentary. There are also some comments that combine the theories of various schools into one and present their own theories. For example, the general comments of "Yueyang Tower", "Reading the Biography of Mengchang Jun", and "Xiyu Pavilion" combine the theories of Lou and Jin. This method of selecting and gathering the best is used more often when commenting sentence by sentence and paragraph by paragraph. For example, at the end of the first paragraph of "Liu Hou Lun", "Whether you can tolerate it or not is the idea of ??an article" is taken from Lu's comment, and "and its intention is not in the book", the next comment "is discussed at a deeper level, this sentence and an article "The head of it" is based on Jin's original batch. Erwu "collected all the old annotations of famous writers and added their own personal opinions" because they believed that "each selection has its own wonderful solution and many shortcomings. It is necessary to use its strong points to make up for its shortcomings, and then the jade can be completed" (" Example"). In fact, there is another important reason, that is, this book is for children to learn and use. Regardless of the selected thoughts and the content of the commentary, we must strive to be "correct" and "safe". Be novel and avoid being eccentric, be pragmatic and avoid going eccentric. Therefore, they do not select those articles with radical or deviant ideas, and do not include comments that are ideologically unique, highly personalized, and full of emotions. They often use the method of drawing on the strengths of many experts and elucidating the original comments to achieve comprehensive and safe comments. . In this way, it is possible for "Guwen Guanzhi" to absorb the advantages of various anthologies, and it has long been welcomed by lovers of ancient literature. So much so that when Lu Xun discussed the influence of anthologies on Chinese literature, he mentioned it together with "Selected Works" and said, : "It seems ridiculous to call "Gu Wen Guan Zhi" and "Selected Works" together at first glance, but their influence on literature cannot be underestimated."
The author of "Gu Wen Guan Zhi" is the author With a sharp perspective, the most splendid, valuable, and representative ancient texts are collected from the vast ocean of Chinese literature. Therefore, this book is also the best anthology of ancient texts. For hundreds of years, not only scholars have been familiar with it, but also the general public has loved it and spread it widely. Although the selected text has a strong Neo-Confucian color due to the limitations of the author's thoughts, it does provide readers with a shortcut to appreciate the essence of ancient Chinese literature, so it is inevitable that its reputation will remain high.