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Libraly Journal ›› 2022, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (12): 123-129.

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Research on the Newly Found Letters of Li Wen from Yunjian School: Supplement to Liu Rushis Biography

Wang Qiyuan (Institute to Protection of Ancient Books, Fudan University)   

  • Online:2022-12-15 Published:2023-01-03
  • About author:Wang Qiyuan (Institute to Protection of Ancient Books, Fudan University)

Abstract: In Liu Rushi’s Biography, Mr. Chen Yinque quoted two letters from Li Wen, a scholar of the “Yunjian School”, to prove indirectly that Chen Zilong had contacts with Liu Rushi. However, limited to the letters contained in Li Wen’s Collection of Liao Zhai, there are taboo changes in the content, and the names mentioned in the letter cannot be confirmed. Mr. Chen Yinque can only make an inference. In recent years, a new volume of “Li Shuzhang’s Manuscripts” has been found, which can just supplement the lack of manuscripts and unveil that the characters tabooed were two friends from the same society with the author. It has corrected the statement about the writing time and relevant inferences of the two manuscripts in Liu Rushi’s Biography, and speculated the possibility of the early interaction between Yunjian school and Qian Qianyi in combination with many clues in the manuscripts.