Corrections to the Zhouyi
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers with a foundation in the Zhouyi who are concerned with textual variants
- Students of literature and history learning textual criticism and bibliography
- Beginning researchers of the history of Yi learning or Tang-dynasty Yi literature
- Collectors interested in the Fan Family Rare Books and Republican-era Commercial Press publications
Not a good fit for
- Readers with no foundation in the Zhouyi seeking an introductory primer
- Practical readers hoping to use the Zhouyi for divination and fortune-telling
- Beginners needing modern vernacular translation and detailed guidance
Reading tips
- First read the Zhouyi text or a reliable annotated edition, then compare Guo Jing's corrections in this book.
- Prepare a standard edition of the Zhouyi, compare variants entry by entry, and record Guo Jing's reasons for correction.
- Note the version information related to the Fan Family Rare Books to understand the collectanea's transmission.
- No need to finish in one sitting; study by juan in stages, taking notes with a grounding in textual criticism.
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.
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About the author
Guo Jing is a figure about whom very little is publicly known. What can be confirmed is that a single work, Zhouyi Juzheng (Corrections to the Zhouyi), survives under his name. The book belongs to the tradition of textual scholarship on the Yi jing, focusing on collation and correction of the classic's text and reflecting its author's care in close reading and philological examination. Because Guo Jing's native place, dates of birth and death, and official career are all unknown, modern knowledge of him rests mainly on the transmission of this book within Yi jing literature. In subject matter, Zhouyi Juzheng addresses specialized readers, chiefly correcting characters and distinguishing variant readings; its style is plain and substantive, avoiding empty speculation. Works of this kind are usually modest in length, yet they offer later students of the Zhouyi a textual reference point and thus hold a certain value in the history of editions and collation of the classic. Readers interested in the transmission and editing of the Zhouyi text may take this book as the main clue to Guo Jing's scholarly profile.
