Discussion on the Historical Value of Zeng Zao's leishuo
Abstract:Lei Shuo, written by Zeng Zao, was an important encyclopedia in Song Dynasty. This article, taking the Tang literary sketches in Lei Shuo for example, summarizes the historical data value and ex- isting problems on Lei Shuo. As saving unique material, Lei Shuo is believed to supply the lack of liter- ature and historical data. Besides, Lei Shuo can correct errors, providing the basis for the collation of ancient books. However, there still exist some problems in Lei shuo including fragmentary in text, lack of authors titles, writing mistakes, lacuna and many others. Overall, with rich contents, distinctive characteristics, knowledgeable and artistic appreciation value, Lei Shuo is a very important encyclopedia worthy of our great attention.
Keywords:Zeng Zao Lei Shuo literary sketehes historieal data valueexisting problems
Publication Date:2012-01-01
Online Publishing Date:2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages:4( 78-81 )
