Tan Yuanchun Explained

Tan Yuanchun (譚元春/谭元春, 1586-1637) was a prolific late-Ming scholar from Hubei.^{[1] [2]} Tan Yuanchun's work remains as an important resource for modern scholars.^{[3] [4]} He was an influential and best-selling author critic.^[5] Tan is known as one of the "Ming masters of close textual reading".^[6]

From 1614 Tan Yuanchun collaborated with his friend Zhong Xing on a bestselling poetry anthology Gu shigui (Models of ancient poetry), published around 1617, in three colours, with Zhong's and Tan's comments differentiated by colour.^{[7] [8]} Tan Yuanchun's work remains as an important resource for modern scholars.^{[9] [10]}

See also

• Wang Wei (courtesan)

Notes and References

1. Book: Kai-wing Chow. Publishing, Culture, and Power in Early Modern China. 2004. Stanford University Press. 978-0-8047-3368-7. 131.
2. Swartz, Wendy (2012) "Revisiting the Scene of the Party: A Study of the Lanting Collection", Journal of the American Oriental Society, 132.2 pp.275-300 (http://asianlanguages.rutgers.edu/images/stories/Faculty_Profile/facultydocs/swartz.lanting%20collection.pdf), 286-287
3. Book: Kai-wing Chow. Publishing, Culture, and Power in Early Modern China. 2004. Stanford University Press. 978-0-8047-3368-7. 131.
4. Swartz, Wendy (2012) "Revisiting the Scene of the Party: A Study of the Lanting Collection", Journal of the American Oriental Society, 132.2 pp.275-300 (http://asianlanguages.rutgers.edu/images/stories/Faculty_Profile/facultydocs/swartz.lanting%20collection.pdf), 286-287
5. Book: Kai-wing Chow. Publishing, Culture, and Power in Early Modern China. 2004. Stanford University Press. 978-0-8047-3368-7. 131.
6. Swartz, Wendy (2012) "Revisiting the Scene of the Party: A Study of the Lanting Collection", Journal of the American Oriental Society, 132.2 pp.275-300 (http://asianlanguages.rutgers.edu/images/stories/Faculty_Profile/facultydocs/swartz.lanting%20collection.pdf), 286-287
7. Book: Kai-wing Chow. Publishing, Culture, and Power in Early Modern China. 2004. Stanford University Press. 978-0-8047-3368-7. 131.
8. Swartz, Wendy (2012) "Revisiting the Scene of the Party: A Study of the Lanting Collection", Journal of the American Oriental Society, 132.2 pp.275-300 (http://asianlanguages.rutgers.edu/images/stories/Faculty_Profile/facultydocs/swartz.lanting%20collection.pdf), 286-287
9. Book: Kai-wing Chow. Publishing, Culture, and Power in Early Modern China. 2004. Stanford University Press. 978-0-8047-3368-7. 131.
10. Swartz, Wendy (2012) "Revisiting the Scene of the Party: A Study of the Lanting Collection", Journal of the American Oriental Society, 132.2 pp.275-300 (http://asianlanguages.rutgers.edu/images/stories/Faculty_Profile/facultydocs/swartz.lanting%20collection.pdf), 286-287