Description (Chinese) - Kisai

…The classic text, the Book of Rites, and the historical text, the Records of the Grand Historian, can both be considered a type of record, but after the Tang and Song dynasties, when classical Chinese literature flourished, they became a special genre. Modern scholars refer to records in general, including historical texts, as records, and within that, they create a category called miscellaneous records. The record referred to here corresponds to the miscellaneous records, and mainly describes personal matters, excluding official records. …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…経書の《礼記》，歴史書の《史記》，みな〈記〉の一種だと言えるが，唐宋時代に〈古文〉が栄えた以後，特殊なジャンルとなってゆく。近代の学者は歴史書をふくむ記録一般をひっくるめて〈記載〉と呼び，その中に〈雑記〉の1類を立てる。ここにいう〈記〉は，その〈雑記〉にあたるもので，公的な記録を除き，個人的な事柄の記述を主とする。…

※「記載（漢文）」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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