The ''Canglang Shihua'' () is a Chinese book of poetic criticism compiled in the
Southern Song
The Song dynasty ( ) was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on to conquer the rest of the Ten Kingdoms, ending ...
dynasty. It was written by
Yan Yu
Yan may refer to:
States
* Yan (state) (11th century BC–222 BC), a major state in northern China during the Zhou dynasty
* Yan Kingdom (Han dynasty), first appearing in 206 BC
**Prince of Yan title held in various dynasties of China
* Yan (Thr ...
, and its title, which translates as "Canglang Poetry Talks", derives from his
art name
An art name (pseudonym or pen name), also known by its native names ''hào'' (in Mandarin Chinese), ''gō'' (in Japanese), ' (in Korean), and ''tên hiệu'' (in Vietnamese), is a professional name used by artists, poets and writers in the Sinosp ...
, Canglang Buke (滄浪逋客).
Author and date
The ''Canglang Shihua'' was written by
Yan Yu
Yan may refer to:
States
* Yan (state) (11th century BC–222 BC), a major state in northern China during the Zhou dynasty
* Yan Kingdom (Han dynasty), first appearing in 206 BC
**Prince of Yan title held in various dynasties of China
* Yan (Thr ...
. According to the 1268 preface written by Huang Gongshao (黄公紹), it was written in the 1230s.
Contents
The work consists of five parts:
* ''Shibian'' (詩弁/诗弁)
* ''Shiti'' (詩體/诗体)
* ''Shifa'' (詩法/诗法)
* ''Shiping'' (詩評/诗评)
* ''Kaozheng'' (考証/考证)
This orderly layout is unique among Song poetic works.
References
Works cited
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External links
Full textat the
Chinese Text Project
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Song dynasty literature
1230s books
13th-century Chinese books
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