刘振鹏

Liu Zhenpeng is a compiler about whom limited public information is available. To date, 38 works are listed under his name, mainly devoted to organizing and popularizing classics of Chinese classical literature. Judging from his representative works, he has been consistently involved in compiling and editing anthologies of major Tang and Song writers such as Bai Juyi, Han Yu, and Wang Anshi. The Bai Juyi collection appears in multiple volumes, suggesting experience in handling large collected works volume by volume; other titles, such as The Most Popular Poems and Lyrics, are selections aimed at general readers. His works commonly fall under classics, prose and miscellaneous writings, and inspirational growth, tending toward anthologies and introductions to traditional poetry and prose that balance fidelity to the originals with ease of reading. Because his dates, nationality, education, and positions are unrecorded, his academic background and exact editorial role cannot be confirmed. The existing titles nonetheless suggest considerable output in planning and editing popular editions of classical literature, useful to readers interested in anthologies of Tang and Song poetry and prose.