Bào Zhào jí 鮑照集
Collected Works of Bao Zhao (Reconstructed, Supplementary) by 鮑照 (撰)
About the work
A supplementary reconstructed collection (jíyìběn 輯佚本) of the literary writings of Bào Zhào 鮑照 (ca. 414–466 CE), Liú Sòng 劉宋 poet celebrated for his yuèfǔ 樂府 verse and his fù 賦. Organized in three juǎn, this jiyiben is distinct from the standard transmitted collection KR4b0011 (the Bào shì jí 鮑氏集 in the Sòng-Báicè-kè-cóngshu edition). The opening juǎn reproduces the same sequence of major fù as KR4b0011 juǎn 1 (〈舞鶴賦〉, 〈蕪城賦〉, 〈芙蓉賦〉, 〈遊思賦〉, 〈飛蛾賦〉), confirming the attribution; the remainder gathers fragments not included in the transmitted text. The 〈松柏篇并序〉 mentions “余患腳上氣四十餘日，知舊先借《傅玄集》” (the author having suffered for forty days from foot-swelling, borrowing Fù Xuán’s 傅玄 collected works from a friend), a biographical detail consistent with Bao Zhao’s documented health history.
Tiyao
No tiyao found in source. This text is an extra-catalog reconstruction not included in the Sìkù quánshū 四庫全書.
Abstract
Bào Zhào 鮑照 (ca. 414–466 CE; zì Míngyuǎn 明遠; CBDB: see 鮑照 for details) was a Liú Sòng poet of humble origins who rose through literary talent to court literary positions. See 鮑照 for full biography.
The present jiyiben supplement collects fragments of Bao Zhao’s writings not included in or supplementary to the transmitted Bào shì jí KR4b0011. The Suíshū Jīngjízhì records a Bào Zhào jí in ten juǎn, but only six juǎn survive in the standard transmitted edition; additional fragments are gathered here. Bao Zhao was considered alongside Xiè Língyùn 謝靈運 and Yán Yánzhī 顏延之 as the three supreme poets of the Liú Sòng period. His yuèfǔ verse — particularly the 〈擬行路難〉 (Imitations of “Hard is the Road”) — are his most celebrated contributions, marked by passionate directness and social complaint unusual for the aristocratic aesthetic of his era.
Translations and research
- Frodsham, J. D. “The Origins of Chinese Nature Poetry.” Asia Major n.s. 8 (1960): 68–104.
- Knechtges, David R., and Taiping Chang, eds. Ancient and Early Medieval Chinese Literature: A Reference Guide. Leiden: Brill, 2010–2014. Entry on Bao Zhao.
Links
- Wikipedia: Bao Zhao