A Boy's Questions on the Changes
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Researchers interested in the history of Yi learning and the Song trend of questioning antiquity
- Readers in literature and history who need to understand Ouyang Xiu's thought on the classics
- Enthusiasts with some ability to read classical Chinese who wish to read the original closely
- Readers concerned with the authorship of the Yi zhuan and textual criticism
Not a good fit for
- Readers seeking a vernacular introduction to Yi learning or a manual of divination practice
- Those with weak classical Chinese who do not wish to struggle through the original without annotations
- Beginners expecting a complete line-by-line explanation of the hexagram and line statements
Reading tips
- Begin with the part of juan three that examines the authorship of the Yi zhuan, to grasp the book's most groundbreaking argument.
- Then return to juan one and two, and understand its way of expounding the classics by comparing the hexagram statements with the main sense of the Tuan and Xiang commentaries.
- Keep a standard edition of the Zhouyi at hand for reference and consult it whenever a hexagram name appears.
- Combine this with background materials on the Song trend of questioning the classics to understand the place of Ouyang Xiu's view in the history of Yi learning.
About the publisher
"Republic-era Commercial Press Original Editions" refers to original books printed by The Commercial Press during the Republican period, not a separate publishing house. Judging from the 300 titles held in the collection, its publishing focus centers on classical poetry and lyrics, literary appreciation, classic works, military texts, prose and miscellaneous writings, and Eastern philosophy. Representative titles include Wang Guowei's Renjian Cihua, Zhong Rong's Shipin, the lyric collections of Xin Qiji and Liu Yong, Sun Wu's The Art of War, and Lü Buwei's Xianshi Lan. Its author resources are mainly classical writers, together with modern scholars such as Li Jingbang and Guo Huaruo, whose collations and annotations are also represented, giving the list a character centered on original texts while attending to annotation and appreciation. Public information on the precise Republican-era catalog and printings is limited; this overview is based only on the titles held in the collection.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 卷一
- 卷二
- 卷三
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About the author
Ouyang Xiu (1007–1072), courtesy name Yongshu, styled Zuiweng and later Liuyi Jushi, was a native of Yongfeng in Jizhou (present-day Ji'an, Jiangxi). A statesman, man of letters and historian of the Northern Song dynasty, he was one of the Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song and a leader of the Northern Song movement to reform poetry and prose. He held that writing should illuminate the Way and serve practical ends, and his plain, natural style deeply influenced later prose. In historiography he was chief editor of the New Book of Tang and sole author of the New History of the Five Dynasties. He rose to Vice Privy Councillor and Assistant Administrator and received the posthumous title Wenzhong. The collection holds 30 of his works, including complete collections, poetry and prose anthologies, the notebook Guitian Lu and historical writings.
