Poet Of The North Song Dynasty Zhang Yu And His Poems

Zhang Yu (995-1059) Bom in Pi, Yizhou (nowadays Pixian county of Chengdu City), Zhang Yu is a famous poet of North Song Dynasty. As a famous poet and hermit in Sichuan of North Song Dynasty, his works draw abundant attention from scholars as the increasing concern is being given to Sichuan culture. The researches, however, yield little as it lacks of systematic research on his works. The present study is therefore of value in that it may provide help for the future research based on the rearrangement and research on his works.The present thesis consists of three parts. Part one serves as the introduction in which his life profile and characters are described first and it is followed by the information on the spread of his works and the rearrangement of his works by the author. In the last section of this part, remarks on its thought and artistic peculiarity are made. Part two is the body of the thesis, in which the correcting and noting on his works are done. The arrangement were made based on the thorough understanding of the "Whole Poetry Collection of Song Dynasty" and review of other poetry collections, the local reference in particular. The correction of his works is carried out with major reference to those earlier editions or the full-texted edition and minor reference to the others. The traditional approach of origin-seeking is also adopted in correcting and noting with efforts to be loyal to the writer's original intention. Part three is the appendix and references.