Poems on Fishing Gear
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Lovers of classical poetry, especially late-Tang object-praise and leisurely-themed verse.
- Scholars of Tang literature and Lu Guimeng needing the Republican-era facsimile.
- Readers interested in ancient fishing gear and Jiangnan water-town life and material culture.
- University Chinese literature students using it for themed reading on late-Tang and object-praise poetry.
Not a good fit for
- Beginners wanting a popular edition with detailed annotation and vernacular translation.
- Readers uninterested in object-praise sequences and name studies who only want famous selections.
- Readers seeking a systematic complete collection of Lu Guimeng's works.
Reading tips
- Read through the whole sequence first to sense its structure, then examine fishing-gear names poem by poem, avoiding getting stuck in details at the start.
- Keep a dictionary of ancient material culture or a relevant annotated edition at hand and consult in batches when encountering gear names and allusions.
- Read alongside Lu Guimeng's other leisurely poems to see how object praise connects with his life sensibility.
- After reading, try to categorize the fishing gear and scenes in the poems into your own notes.
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
- 卷六百一十八
- 卷618_26【奉和袭美太湖诗二十首？初入太湖】陆龟蒙
- 卷618_27【奉和袭美太湖诗二十首？晓次神景宫】陆龟蒙
- 卷618_28【奉和袭美太湖诗二十首？入林屋洞】陆龟蒙
- 卷618_29【奉和袭美太湖诗二十首？雨中游包山精舍】陆龟蒙
- 卷618_30【奉和袭美太湖诗二十首？毛公坛】陆龟蒙
- 卷618_31【奉和袭美太湖诗二十首？三宿神景宫】陆龟蒙
- 卷618_32【奉和袭美太湖诗二十首？以毛公泉献大谏清河公】陆龟蒙
- 卷618_33【奉和袭美太湖诗二十首？缥缈峰】陆龟蒙
- 卷618_34【奉和袭美太湖诗二十首？桃花坞】陆龟蒙
- 卷618_35【奉和袭美太湖诗二十首？明月湾】陆龟蒙
- 卷618_36【奉和袭美太湖诗二十首？练渎（一云吴王开以练兵）】陆龟蒙
- 卷618_37【奉和袭美太湖诗二十首？投龙潭】陆龟蒙
- 卷618_38【奉和袭美太湖诗二十首？孤园寺】陆龟蒙
- 卷618_39【奉和袭美太湖诗二十首？上真观】陆龟蒙
- 卷618_40【奉和袭美太湖诗二十首？销夏湾】陆龟蒙
- 卷618_41【奉和袭美太湖诗二十首？包山祠】陆龟蒙
- 卷618_42【奉和袭美太湖诗二十首？圣姑庙】陆龟蒙
- 卷618_43【奉和袭美太湖诗二十首？太湖石】陆龟蒙
- 卷618_44【奉和袭美太湖诗二十首？崦里】陆龟蒙
- 卷618_45【奉和袭美太湖诗二十首？石板】陆龟蒙
- 卷六百一十九
- 卷619_1【杂讽九首】陆龟蒙
- 卷619_2【美人】陆龟蒙
- 卷619_3【感事】陆龟蒙
- 卷619_4【素丝】陆龟蒙
- 卷619_5【次幽独君韵】陆龟蒙
- 卷619_6【赠远】陆龟蒙
- 卷619_7【村夜二篇】陆龟蒙
- 卷619_8【记事】陆龟蒙
- 卷619_9【孤雁】陆龟蒙
- 卷619_10【南泾渔父】陆龟蒙
- 卷619_11【引泉诗（睦州龙兴观老君院作）】陆龟蒙
- 卷619_12【纪梦游甘露寺（寺在京口北固山上）】陆龟蒙
- 卷619_13【惜花】陆龟蒙
- 卷619_14【别离】陆龟蒙
- 卷619_15【鸣雁行】陆龟蒙
- 卷619_16【短歌行】陆龟蒙
- 卷619_17【挟瑟歌】陆龟蒙
- 卷619_18【婕妤怨】陆龟蒙
- 卷619_19【江南曲】陆龟蒙
- 卷六百二十
- 卷620_1【渔具诗？网】陆龟蒙
- 卷620_2【渔具诗？罩】陆龟蒙
- 卷620_3【渔具诗？罱】陆龟蒙
- 卷620_4【渔具诗？钓筒】陆龟蒙
- 卷620_5【渔具诗？钓车】陆龟蒙
- 卷620_6【渔具诗？鱼梁】陆龟蒙
- 卷620_7【渔具诗？叉鱼】陆龟蒙
- 卷620_8【渔具诗？射鱼】陆龟蒙
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About the author
Lu Guimeng was an important poet and prose writer of the late Tang dynasty. He lived in seclusion in the Jiangnan region for many years and called himself a wandering man of rivers and lakes, or Tian Suizi. He is often mentioned together with Pi Rixiu as “Pi and Lu.” His works mainly describe rural and waterside life, fishing and woodcutting scenes, in a clear, detached and understated style, while his poems often convey reflections on the times. The collection contains six of his works, including poems such as Fisherman's Gear and Night Mooring at the River City, as well as Huayang Headscarf and three poems on summer matters using drug names in a split-and-combine manner, along with a matching-rhyme reply to a friend's poem after the friend fell ill and heard that Lu had visited Yan's garden. These show that his subjects include leisurely life, everyday scenery and poetic exchanges with friends. His poetry is plain and natural, skilled in direct description, and his prose also shows a sharp edge. Because public information is limited, his exact birth and death years and official career remain to be verified, but his surviving works still reflect his influence in late Tang poetry and Jiangnan regional culture.
