From the late Eastern Han Dynasty to the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
Shishuoxinyu is a collection of novels written in classical Chinese during the Southern Dynasties. It is generally believed to have been written by Liu Yiqing, King of Linchuan in the Southern Song Dynasty. It is also said to have been written by followers organized by Liu Yiqing. Also known as "The Theory of the World". Its content mainly records the words, deeds and anecdotes of some celebrities from the late Eastern Han Dynasty to the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
"Shishuoxinyu" is a representative work of "note novels" during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties in China. It is the earliest collection of novels written in classical Chinese in my country. It originally had eight volumes, but only three were lost.
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The content mainly records the words, deeds and anecdotes of some celebrities from the late Eastern Han Dynasty to the Jin and Song Dynasties. The books contained in the book are all historical figures, but some of their remarks or stories are based on rumors and are not entirely consistent with historical facts. A considerable part of this book is collected from various books. For example, the stories of individual characters of the Western Han Dynasty contained in "Gui Zhen" and "Xian Yuan" are taken from "Historical Records" and "Han Shu". Other parts are mostly taken from previous records.
Among the 36 subjects in the three volumes of Shishuo , Pinzao, Guizhen, Jiewu, Suhui, and Dahuang. These 13 are all positive praises. There are also 23 doors in the second volume - Rong Zhi, Renewal, Qi Xian, Sadness for Death, Qi Yi, Xian Yuan, Jie Jie, Skillful Art, Favoring Ceremony, Ren Dan, Jian Ao, Paidiao, Slander, Hypocrisy, Deposition. , frugality, extravagance, anger, slander, regret, negligence, confusion, enmity.
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