Gujin yishi
Gujin yishi (Chinese: 古今逸史; pinyin: Gujin yishi; Wade–Giles: Ku-chin i-shih "Remnant Histories of Past and Present[1]"), sometimes abbreviated as Yishi 逸史,[2] is a Ming dynasty congshu (collection). The collection was compiled by Wu Guan 吳琯[3] (jinshi degree 1571) from Xin'an. The work comprises 55 writings (zhong) in a total of 233 volumes (juan).[4]
These writings contain historical material not recorded in the official histories (zhengshi). Accordingly, there are sayings such as Shǐ shī qiú yě “史失求野” ("If the official history omits something, search for it in popular records") or Rù zhèngshǐ bǔ quē, chū zhèngshǐ shí yí “入正史則可補其闕，出正史則可拾其遺” ("If included in the official history, it fills its gaps; if outside, it preserves what was lost").
The collection Gujin yishi is divided into two main categories: Yizhi (逸志) and Yiji (逸記). The category Yizhi is further subdivided into Hezhi (合志, general treatises) and Fenzhi (分志, specialized treatises). The category Yiji is divided into Ji (紀, annals), Shijia (世家, family chronicles), and Liezhuan (列傳, biographies).
Contents
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In the Chinese catalogue at the CUL, the Gujin yishi is arranged in the following sections:[5]
Yizhi fenzhi 逸志分志 Yuyan lei 语言类
Yizhi fenji 逸志分志
Yizhi ji 逸记纪
Yizhi shijia 逸记世家
Yizhi liezhuan shijia 逸记列传逸记世家
Yizhi liezhuan 逸记列传
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Reception
[edit]The Hanyu da zidian (HYDZD) cites editions of this congshu, including references for Huangfu Mi (215-282).[6] Alexander Wylie's book Notes on Chinese Literature lists the individual titles of the collection in its Appendix III.
See also
[edit]- Official history (zhengshi)
References
[edit]- ↑ Chinaknowledge: Gujin yishi 古今逸史)
- ↑ The Chinese word 逸史 yìshǐ has the meaning of "unofficial history".
- ↑ Sometimes also read Wu Wan. - Alexander Wylie, who describes the Gujin yishi as "a collection of works subsidiary to the national history, published in the Ming", reads it as Woo Kwan (cf. A. Wylie, Notes on Chinese Literature, p. 258).
- ↑ Siku da cidian (II:2072a)
- ↑ 《古今逸史》 – lib.cam.ac.uk (web.archive.org), with added Pinyin. - Some readings & facts also after Gujin yishi 古今逸史: Table 1. The series Gujin yishi 古今逸史 (Chinaknowledge).
- ↑ HYDZD (bibliography no. 134: Gaoshi zhuan 高士传, in the edition of the Yishi 逸史).
Bibliography
[edit]- Li Xueqin 李學勤, Lü Wenyu 呂文鬰, eds.: Siku da cidian 四庫大辭典. 2 vols. Jilin daxue chubanshe, Changchun 1996 (vol. 2, 2072a).
- Alexander Wylie: Notes on Chinese Literature. 1902 (Appendix III).
External links
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- 《古今逸史》 (Chinese)
- Gujin yishi 古今逸史 (English)