Zeng Gong (English spelling)

Japanese: 曾鞏 - そうきょう（英語表記）Zeng Gong

[Born] Tenki 3 (1019)
[Died] Gentoyo 6 (1083)
A Chinese literary figure of the Northern Song dynasty. A native of Nanfeng (Jiangxi province). His pen name was Zigu. He was known as Master Nanfeng. In 1057, he passed the Jinshi examination. He was mostly in the provinces and was praised for his good governance. Later, Emperor Shenzong trusted him and promoted him to the position of Zhongshu Sheren, but he died soon after. He was famous for his detailed classical prose style influenced by Ouyang Xiu, and was counted among the "Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties." In the Qing dynasty, he was considered a model for the "Tongcheng School." His poetry was excellent in the classical style, but is not as highly regarded as his prose. He published the poetry and prose collection "Yuanfeng Ruizhao" (50 volumes) and the "Jinshi Lu" (500 volumes), a collection of seal carvings from ancient to modern times. (→Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties)

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Japanese:

[生]天禧3(1019)
[没]元豊6(1083)
中国，北宋の文学者。南豊 (江西省) の人。字，子固。南豊先生と呼ばれた。嘉祐2 (1057) 年，進士に及第。ほとんど地方にあって善政をうたわれ，のち神宗に信任されて中書舎人に進んだが，まもなく没した。欧陽修の影響を受けた緻密な文体の古文で名高く，「唐宋八大家」の一人に数えられ，清代には「桐城派」の模範とされた。詩は古体詩にすぐれるが，文ほどには高く評価されない。詩文集『元豊類藁 (こう) 』 (50巻) ，古今の篆刻 (てんこく) を集めた『金石録』 (500巻) がある。 (→唐宋八家文 ) 　

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