About the author
Liu Su's birthplace, dates of birth and death, and other biographical details are not clearly recorded, and publicly available information is limited. Three works by him survive, all editions of the Tang dynasty notebook collection Dà Táng Xīn Yǔ (New Tales of the Great Tang), namely the upper and lower volumes of the collection and a further volume that includes five other works. This indicates that Liu Su was chiefly associated with the compilation and study of Tang notebook literature. His works draw largely on observations of court and popular life in the Tang dynasty, recording people's words and deeds, institutions and social customs. They combine documentary and biographical qualities, and also touch on philosophical discussion, which is why they are often classified under documentary literature, biography and Eastern philosophy. Written in a concise style with concrete narration, these notebooks offer valuable primary material for understanding Tang political culture and social life and are important texts for the study of Tang notebook fiction.
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Rating 4.2★ Tang Dynasty Notes and Tales: New Accounts of the Great Tang (Part Two) 刘肃 · 2024 Daytang Xinyu (also known as Tang Xinyu, Daytang Shishuo Xinyu, Tang Shishuo Xinyu, Shishuo, and Daytang Xinhua) is a collection of biji xiaoshuo comp… Rating 4.2★ Tang Dynasty Notes and Tales: New Accounts of the Great Tang (Part One) 刘肃 · 2024 Also known as Tang Xinyu, Da Tang Shishuo Xinyu, Tang Shishuo Xinyu, Shishuo, and Da Tang Xinhua, this collection of notes and anecdotes was compiled … Rating 4.0★ New Tales of the Great Tang (and Five Other Works) 刘肃 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2023 This book follows the format of Liu Yiqing's Shishuo Xinyu, recording the words and deeds of Tang figures in thirteen juan and thirty categories such … Rating 2.5★ Datang Xinyu (Simplified Chinese Edition)—BookDNA Chinese Classics Series 刘肃 Zhejiang Publishing United Group · 2013 Datang Xinyu (New Tales of the Great Tang) is a collection of biji fiction compiled by Liu Su of the Tang dynasty. In thirteen juan, it imitates the f…Publishers
Shanghai Classics Publishing HouseZhejiang Publishing United Group