石声汉

Shi Shenghan is an author whose dates of birth and death and nationality remain unverified, and little public information about him is available. Two of his works are held in the collection: Qimin Yaoshu (in two volumes) and Liwei Ciqu. These suggest two directions in his work: the collation of ancient Chinese agricultural texts and the composition of traditional poetry. Common classifications place him under Eastern philosophy and classical poetry, which corresponds to these two kinds of writing. The available material does not allow a full account of his life or scholarly lineage, yet the works themselves show a grounding in both textual scholarship and old-style verse. Through them, readers may appreciate his steady approach to editing classical texts and the classical sensibility of his ci poetry.