Research on Versions of Works Written by Lu Nan in the Ming Dynasty
Lu Nan,a legendary figure in the Ming Dynasty,was once imprisoned for twelve years because of unjust verdict but recorded in Ming History:Wenyuan Biography as a civilian.Wang Shizhen sang high praise for his poetry in the style of Li Sao,and his poetry was as bold as his character.For a long time,the academic circles seldom conducted studies on versions of Lu Nan's works,but little results were reasonable.For example,scholars have been conformed the wrong version of Lu Nan's Midge Collection misjudged by General Catalogue of Ancient Chinese Books and Ming Dynasty Lithography Book Total Record.This research systematically sorts out the versions of his works collected by domestic and foreign libraries,which is not only beneficial to the study on literature but also helpful to investigating the social style and criminal justice of the Ming Dynasty.