The Research On The Anthology Of The World

The Anthology of the World,also known as The first anthology of the world,is a book that was formed in the Yuan Dynasty and has preserved many poems and prose.The editor of The Anthology of the World is Zhou Nanrui.This book has 43 chapters.Zhou Nanrui(about1282—about 1344),whose courtesy name is Jing Xiu and literary name is Xijiang Old gardener,is a native of Anfu,Jiangxi.Zhou Nanrui participated in the rural examination in his early years,and later worked as a teacher in his hometown as a local scholar.Zhou Nanrui’s friends include Zhu Siben,Wu Cheng and Liu Jiangsun.Zhou Nanrui has written books such as "The Anthology of the World "," An excellent collection of poems "," The Anthology of Xijiang Old Garden " and other books,among which "The Anthology of the World " has been handed down to this day.In the field of editions,we no longer see The Anthology of the World printed in the Yuan Dynasty.For this book,we can see 4 different edition systems: Luo Zhenyu’s engraved version system,Ma Sizan’s Manuscript System,Yuan Tingchou’s Manuscript System and Jigu Pavilion System.Among these edition systems,the Siku series in the Ma Sizan’s manuscript system is poor quality,while the Luo Zhenyu’s engraved version and Ma Sizan’s manuscripts are better quality.The authorship of many of the works in The Anthology of the World is controversial.For example,the author of "Edict of the Founding of the Kingdom" is Tu Shan Gonglu,the author of "An Imperial edict conferring Confucius" is Yan Fu,the author of " Praise Teng Yuxiao" is Liu Chenweng,and the author of "Move the Koryo Sutra to China" is Min Zi instead of Min Qing.Through textual research and statistics,it can be seen that the authors of " The Anthology of the World " lived during the reign of Yuan Shizu and Yuan Chengzong in time,concentrated in Jiangxi Province and Zhongshu Province in space,and included various social groups in terms of identity.In terms of text selection standards,we can observe the " The Anthology of the World " from four perspectives.In terms of space,Zhou Nanrui extensively collected works from various places on the basis of attaching importance to the documents of Jiangxi Province and Zhongshu Province.In terms of style,Zhou Nanrui focuses on official documents,prose and poetry,taking into account various styles.In terms of ideology,Zhou Nanrui pays attention to Southern Neo-Confucianism and is eclectic at the same time.In terms of literature,Zhou Nanrui pursues works with beautiful language and high artistic conception." The Anthology of the World " preserves a large number of unique chapters,which help to collate other Yuan Dynasty documents,so it has a certain philological value.The articles included in " The Anthology of the World " are helpful to research the history of the Yuan Dynasty and observe the social features of the Yuan Dynasty,so they also have certain historical value.However,the existing " The Anthology of the World " has defects,and its content is corrupted.Works in the form of Sanqu,Zaju,and novel have not been included,which reflects the limitations of the book.