Hé Xùn jí 何遜集
Collected Works of He Xun (Reconstructed, Supplementary) by 何遜 (撰)
About the work
A supplementary reconstructed collection (jíyìběn 輯佚本) of the literary writings of Hé Xùn 何遜 (ca. 466–518 CE), Liáng 梁 poet celebrated for his landscape imagery and musical verse. Organized in two juǎn, this jiyiben is distinct from the transmitted Hé shuǐbù jí 何水部集 KR4b0014 (the Sìkù quánshū edition). The first-person signature “州民泥塗何遜死罪” (Your subject, grovelling in the mud, He Xun, begs forgiveness) appears in the 〈與建安王謝秀才牋〉 (Letter to the Prince of Jian’an Recommending a Talented Scholar), confirming attribution. The file cites Shī jì 詩紀 juǎn 83, consistent with a mid-Liang poet. Some pieces also appear in editions attributed to Hé Tuǒ 何妥 (a later Sui scholar who edited He Xun’s texts), which the compiler notes.
Tiyao
No tiyao found in source. This text is an extra-catalog reconstruction not included in the Sìkù quánshū 四庫全書.
Abstract
Hé Xùn 何遜 (ca. 466–518 CE; zì Zhòngyán 仲言; CBDB: see 何遜 for details) was a Liáng dynasty poet from Dōnghǎi 東海. He served as Shuǐbù Láng 水部郎 (hence the title Hé shuǐbù jí) and other court positions. He is particularly celebrated for his nature imagery — vivid description of flowers, birds, rain, and rivers — and for the musical quality of his verse, which Du Fu 杜甫 later praised. See 何遜 for full biography.
The present jiyiben collects fragments not included in the standard transmitted Hé shuǐbù jí KR4b0014, gathering additional pieces from encyclopaedic citations, Yuèfǔ shījí 樂府詩集 attributions, and text preserved in Liángshū Hé Xùn zhuàn 梁書何遜傳. Some pieces reedited by the Sui scholar Hé Tuǒ 何妥 appear with alternative titles or in modified form; the compiler notes these variants. The two-juǎn supplementary jiyiben supplements the eight-juǎn transmitted edition.
Translations and research
- Marney, John. Ho Hsun. Boston: Twayne, 1976. (Study and translations of He Xun’s poetry.)
- Knechtges, David R., and Taiping Chang, eds. Ancient and Early Medieval Chinese Literature: A Reference Guide. Leiden: Brill, 2010–2014. Entry on He Xun.
Links
- Wikipedia: He Xun