Writing model - bunshokihan

A collection of prose from the Song dynasty in China. Seven volumes. Edited by Xie Fangde. It contains 69 works that are model pieces of writing, mainly from the classical Chinese of the Tang and Song dynasties. Of the 15 authors selected, the most works were by Han Yu of the Tang dynasty with 32, followed by Su Shi of the Song dynasty with 12, and Liu Zongyuan of the Tang dynasty and Ouyang Xiu of the Song dynasty with five each. This book was created as a reference book for the civil servant examination (Imperial Examination), with one character for each of the seven volumes, from the phrase "Hou Wang Xiang Shu Aran ya" ("The Hou and the Wang are the Ministers of the Republic of China"), which means that if you work hard enough, you can become a high-ranking official. Therefore, by studying the first volume in order, the book is structured so that students can gradually acquire advanced writing skills. In Japan, where there is no imperial examination system, this book was widely read during the Edo period as a composition textbook or a collection of masterpieces of writing.

[Iseo Yokoyama]

``Kanbun Taikei 18: Writings of the Classics and Old Poetry Prize Analysis'' (1976, Tomiyamabo)'' ▽ ``New Interpretation of the Kanbun Taikei 17 and 18: Writings of the Classics, Upper and Lower'' by Naoaki Maeno (1961, 62, Meiji Shoin)''

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中国、宋(そう)代の散文選集。七巻。謝枋得(しゃぼうとく)編。唐宋の古文を中心に文章の模範となる作品69編を選んだもの。選ばれた作品は、15作家のうち唐の韓愈(かんゆ)が32編ともっとも多く、ついで宋の蘇軾(そしょく)の12編、唐の柳宗元(りゅうそうげん)と宋の欧陽修(おうようしゅう)の各五編がこれに次いでいる。この書は、努力しだいで高位高官になれる意の「侯王将相有種乎(こうおうしょうしょうしゅあらんや)」の七字を、七巻に一字ずつあてて、侯字集・王字集などと命名しているように、官吏任用試験（科挙）の受験参考書としてつくられたものである。したがって、第一巻から順次に勉強すれば、しだいに高級な文章技術を会得できるように組み立てられている。科挙のないわが国では、江戸時代に作文の教科書あるいは文章の傑作集として広く読まれた。

［横山伊勢雄］

『『漢文大系18　文章軌範・古詩賞析』（1976・冨山房）』▽『前野直彬著『新釈漢文大系17・18　文章軌範　上下』（1961、62・明治書院）』

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