Liú Xiàowēi jí 劉孝威集
Collected Works of Liu Xiaowei (Reconstructed) by 劉孝威 (撰)
About the work
A reconstructed collection (jíyìběn 輯佚本) of the literary writings of Liú Xiàowēi 劉孝威 (d. 548 CE), Liáng 梁 court poet and member of the prolific Liu literary clan. Organized in two juǎn, the fragments are consistently cited at Shī jì 詩紀 juǎn 88, and the file contains editorial notes mentioning his name: “孝威問吉已通” (a reference to correspondence from Liu Xiaowei regarding the author’s health) and “次劉孝威後” (appearing after Liu Xiaowei’s contribution in a source anthology). Several poems are cross-attributed with Liú Xiàoyí 劉孝儀 (KR4b0061) in Yùtái xīnyǒng 玉臺新詠 juǎn 10 and the Wànhuā gǔ 萬花谷, and with Liú Xiàochuò 劉孝綽 in Yuèfǔ shījí 樂府詩集. Attribution note: the author identification is based primarily on contextual evidence and the placement within the jiyiben series; no direct first-person signature is present in the surviving fragments.
Tiyao
No tiyao found in source. This text is an extra-catalog reconstruction not included in the Sìkù quánshū 四庫全書.
Abstract
Liú Xiàowēi 劉孝威 (d. 548 CE; zì Xiàowēi 孝威; CBDB: not confirmed) was a Liáng dynasty poet from Pénchéng 彭城, a younger brother of Liú Xiàochuò 劉孝綽 (KR4b0059) and Liú Xiàoyí 劉孝儀 (KR4b0061). He held court literary positions and participated in the Palace Style (gōngtǐ 宮體) literary circles associated with Xiao Gang (Emperor Jianwen). He died in 548 CE. His biography is briefly noted in the Liángshū and Nán shǐ in the context of the Liu family.
Liu Xiaowei’s verse is cited in the Yùtái xīnyǒng 玉臺新詠 compiled by Xú Líng 徐陵 — he was among the poets selected for that anthology. The cross-attributions with his brothers Liu Xiaochuo and Liu Xiaoyi in anthology sources are a well-documented textual problem arising from the similarity of their styles and the family’s collective literary production. Zhāng Pǔ 張溥 included a Liú Xiàowēi jí 劉孝威集 in the Hàn Wèi Liùcháo bǎisān jiā jí 漢魏六朝百三家集.
Translations and research
- Marney, John. Liang Chien-wen Ti. Boston: Twayne, 1976. (For the Liang Palace Style context.)
- Knechtges, David R., and Taiping Chang, eds. Ancient and Early Medieval Chinese Literature: A Reference Guide. Leiden: Brill, 2010–2014.
Links
- Wikipedia: Liu Xiaowei