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Title

  • Zuiweng qin qu wai pian

Other Title

  • 醉翁琴趣外篇

Translated Title

  • Outer Chapters of the Collection of "Ci" Lyrics by an Old Drunkard

Summary

  • Zui weng qin qu wai pian (Outer chapters of the collection of ci lyrics by an old drunkard) is a work by Ouyang Xiu of the Song dynasty. Four other well-known Song poets also published works with the same title Qin qu wai pian (Outer chapters of collected ci lyrics). The main collections did not include poems, which instead were placed in the outer chapters. Ouyang Xiu (1007-72), courtesy name Yongshu, style name Zuiweng (the Old Drunkard), later also called Liuyi Jushi, was born in Jishui (in present-day Shanxi). After passing a jin shi examination in the eighth year (1030) of the Tiansheng era, he became an editor in the Imperial Historiography Institute. His outspokenness led to his demotion to Yiling. During the Qingli era (1041-48), he supported the great statesman Fan Zhongyan in demanding political reform and was exiled to Chuzhou. Later recalled to the court, he was a Hanlin academician and vice commissioner of military affairs. His posthumous name was Wenzhong. Although he rejected the ornate literary style, his ci lyrics continued the exquisitely elegant style of the Southern Tang dynasty (937-75) as did those of Yan Shu (991-1055). Ouyang Xiu, Yan Shu, and Feng Yanji (903-60) were the three outstanding representatives of that time. Ouyang Xiu used elegant expressions for pure enjoyment, making fripperies, and he experimented with style, using popular tunes to express people's feelings. These ci lyrics about loyalty, love, sorrow, and anger are full of deep and sincere emotions and greatly influenced other ci poets, such as Zhang Xian (990-1078) and Qin Guan (1049-1100). His carefree, lively, bold, and unconstrained style represented a bridge between the traditional delicate restraint of wan yue (graceful) and a new style called hao fang (bold, heroic abandon). An earlier compilation of his work, Pingshan ji (Pingshan collection), circulated in his lifetime, however, only three juan remained and were included in Ouyang Wenzhong gong ji (Collection of Ouyang Duke Wenzhong), issued in 1196. Another publication, entitled Ouyang Wenzhong gong jin ti yue fu (New Yuefu poetry collection of Ouyang Duke Wenzhong) consisted of more than 190 ci poems. Two other works followed: Zuiweng qin qu wai pian, in six juan, and Liuyi ci (Ci lyrics of Liuyi). Some contents of these publications overlap. This copy was originally in six juan; now only juan four, five, and six remain. They contain 104 ci lyrics. Typically the number of characters in each line and the arrangement of tones were determined by hundreds of set patterns, each associated with a particular title, called cipai, such as Shu zhong qing: Mei yi (Recital of her heartfelt emotion: she draws her eyebrows). It describes a woman's grief on parting and depicts her rising early in a winter morning, dressing, and doing makeup before a mirror. It expresses her inner world of sorrow and depression. More frequently used ci lyric titles include: Chuan diao mu lan hua (Magnolia flower in changing tunes), Ta sha xing (Treading on grass), Yu lou chun (Spring in the Jade Pavilion), Ding feng bo (Melody of a pacified storm), Wan xi sha (At the silk-washing stream), Jian zi mu lan hua (Reduced form of magnolia), Ye xing chuan (Travel in a boat during the night), and Chang xiang si (Long all-consuming love). Juan 4-6 are presented here.

Names

  • Ouyang, Xiu, 1007-1072 Author

Created / Published

  • [Place of publication not identified] : [Publisher not identified], [1127 to 1279]

Headings

  • -  China
  • -  1020 to 1072
  • -  Chinese literature
  • -  Chinese poetry
  • -  Ci (Chinese poetry)
  • -  Poetry

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 3 volumes.
  • -  Original resource at: National Central Library.
  • -  Content in Chinese.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.
  • -  Title revised per Asian Division.--cc28 2023-01-06

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021666536

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Chicago citation style:

Ouyang, Xiu, Author. Zuiweng Qin Qu Wai Pian. [Place of publication not identified: Publisher not identified, to 1279, 1127] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021666536/.

APA citation style:

Ouyang, X. (1127) Zuiweng Qin Qu Wai Pian. [Place of publication not identified: Publisher not identified, to 1279] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021666536/.

MLA citation style:

Ouyang, Xiu, Author. Zuiweng Qin Qu Wai Pian. [Place of publication not identified: Publisher not identified, to 1279, 1127] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021666536/>.