Pi Rixiu

TimelineCBDB

1. 869 州刺史 咸通
2. 880 翰林學士 廣明

Office recordsCBDB

FamilyCBDB

AliasesCBDB

• 襲美 字
• 逸少 字
• 醉吟先生 未詳
• 醉士 未詳
• 鹿門子 未詳

StatusCBDB

• 詩人
• 文人
• 工於文
• [為官者：文]

AssociationsCBDB

ExaminationsCBDB

WorksCBDB

Citations

1. [1] Name, dates, and identity The name, approximate life dates, Tang-period identity, and status as a poet and writer are supported together; the English text retains the discrepancy between an approximate birth in 834 and a separate date of 830.
   • CBDBPi Rixiu (3702)The basic person record supplies the name, the years 834 and 883, and the statuses poet and writer.
   • Souyun皮日休 (18853)The profile and three biographical entries give a Tang-period life of approximately 834 to 883.
   • WikidataPi Rixiu (Q855797)The English label and description identify him as a Tang-dynasty poet, while the date claims give 830 and 883.
2. [2] Courtesy names and sobriquets The text gives his courtesy-name sequence and his documented sobriquets.
   • CBDBPi Rixiu (3702)The name list gives Yishao, Ximei, Lumenzi, Zuiyin xiansheng, and Zuishi.
   • Souyun皮日休 (18853)The biographical material explains that Yishao was later changed to Ximei and lists Jiānqì Buyi, Lumenzi, Zuiyin Xiansheng, Zuimin, and Zuishi.
   • WikidataPi Rixiu (Q855797)The name and claim records confirm the courtesy names Ximei and Yishao and the sobriquets Zuiyin Xiansheng, Zuishi, and Lumenzi.
3. [3] Origins The biographical tradition associates him with Xiangyang while the structured place data also gives Kuaiji and Jingling as alternative places of origin.
   • CBDBPi Rixiu (3702)The place data lists Xiangyang, Kuaiji, and Jingling in its residence and origin fields.
   • Souyun皮日休 (18853)The profile and biographical entries identify Xiangyang as his hometown or place of origin.
4. [4] Early poverty and seclusion He was described as poor in his early years, studied hard in seclusion on Mount Lumen, and used several self-styled names.
   • Souyun皮日休 (18853)The biographical entries describe his poverty, his seclusion at Mount Lumen, and his assiduous study.
5. [5] Early travels The early itinerary and the distance of more than twenty thousand li are preserved in the biographical account.
   • Souyun皮日休 (18853)The account lists the journey across Dongting, Mount Lu, Jiying, Fandeng, and Blue Pass and gives its length as more than twenty thousand li.
6. [6] Examinations and jinshi degree He failed the 866 examination, withdrew to Lumen or Shouzhou, compiled 《皮子文藪》, and passed in 867 at the bottom of the list; a separate examination entry records shece.
   • Souyun皮日休 (18853)The biographical entries give the failed 866 attempt, the two reported places of withdrawal, the compilation of 《皮子文藪》, and the successful 867 attempt at the bottom of the list.
   • CBDBPi Rixiu (3702)The examination record lists a jinshi entry and the policy examination category shece.
7. [7] Suzhou office and Pi-Lu association In 869 he was appointed in Suzhou as a military judge or prefectural retainer, met Lu Guimeng, exchanged poems with him, and became part of the Pi-Lu pairing; the office wording is retained in both forms.
   • Souyun皮日休 (18853)The biographies describe Cui Pu’s 869 appointment of him as a military judge or prefectural retainer and his poetic association with Lu Guimeng, which produced the name Pi-Lu.
   • CBDBPi Rixiu (3702)The office record links the 869 appointment to Suzhou, while the association entries name Lu Guimeng.
8. [8] Court offices and Piling He later held the offices Zhuzuo lang or Zhuzuo zuolang and Taichang boshi, and in 875 served as Deputy of Piling, also represented by the title jiedu fu shi.
   • Souyun皮日休 (18853)The biographical entries and title list give his court offices, the variant Zhuzuo lang and Zhuzuo zuolang, Taichang boshi, and the 875 appointment at Piling.
   • CBDBPi Rixiu (3702)The office list supplies Zhuzuo lang, Taichang boshi, and the title jiedu fu shi.
9. [9] Huang Chao and the Hanlin appointment After Huang Chao’s forces entered the Jiangnan region, Pi was compelled to join them; in 880 Huang Chao entered Chang’an, proclaimed himself emperor, and appointed Pi a Hanlin academician.
   • Souyun皮日休 (18853)The biographies describe the forced military association and the appointment as Hanlin academician after Huang Chao’s 880 accession.
   • CBDBPi Rixiu (3702)The office record places the Hanlin academician appointment in the Guangming era beginning in 880.
10. [10] Conflicting accounts of his end The accounts disagree about his death and final whereabouts; the English text preserves the alternatives of execution by Huang Chao or the Tang court, illness in the south, residence in Suzhou, reliance on Qian Liu in Wuyue, and the Kuaiji and posthumous-rank tradition.
    • Souyun皮日休 (18853)The four biographical entries preserve the competing accounts of killing by Huang Chao or the Tang court, illness or exile in the south, an end under Qian Liu in Wuyue, and the Kuaiji and posthumous Minister of Rites tradition.
11. [11] Son Pi Guangye The kin entry identifies Pi Guangye as his son and gives the years 877–943.
    • CBDBPi Rixiu (3702)The kin record names Pi Guangye as his son and gives his birth in 877 and death in 943.
12. [12] Early poetry and social criticism His early writing addressed contemporary abuses and popular hardship.
    • Souyun皮日休 (18853)The literary biography describes the early poems and prose as attacks on current abuses and expressions of sympathy for the people.
13. [13] Zheng Yuefu and imitative writing The ten pieces of 《正樂府》 are described as inheriting Bai Juyi’s 《新樂府》 and as especially notable for satirical admonition; the same material praises the miscellaneous imitations as not inferior to Han Yu and Meng Jiao.
    • Souyun皮日休 (18853)The literary entries connect 《正樂府》 with Bai Juyi’s 《新樂府》, emphasize its criticism of abuses and admonitory quality, and compare the miscellaneous imitations with Han Yu and Meng Jiao.
    • CBDBPi Rixiu (3702)The works list includes 《皮子文藪》, the collection in which 《正樂府》 is discussed.
14. [14] Poetic lineage and style His poetic lineage is traced to Wang Ji and Wang Jian and to Han-Wei yuefu ballads; the critical description combines an unadorned, reclusive manner with criticism of excessive explicitness and schematic arrangement.
    • Souyun皮日休 (18853)The critical passage traces his poetic source to Wang Ji and Wang Jian and to the ballads and sayings of Han and Wei yuefu.
15. [15] Style and critical reservations The same critical passage describes a sparse, satirical, unadorned and reclusive quality, while also finding the expression too exposed and visibly schematic.
    • Souyun皮日休 (18853)The passage uses the ideas of疏逸、諷誹、去華去飾 and 林下之風, then contrasts them with顯露無餘 and排比見跡.
16. [16] Pi-Lu poetry and formation of the collection His exchanges with Lu Guimeng formed the ten-volume 《松陵唱和集》 and the Pi-Lu pairing.
    • Souyun皮日休 (18853)The biographical and critical entries describe the Pi-Lu exchanges and the ten-volume 《松陵唱和集》.
    • CBDBPi Rixiu (3702)The works and association entries list 《松陵唱和集》 and Lu Guimeng.
17. [17] Positive critical assessments Positive judgments praise the distinctiveness of the exchange poems, the bold talent and brilliant lines of the 《太湖》 pieces, and the elevated resonance and archaic flavor beyond the words.
    • Souyun皮日休 (18853)The critical entries praise the distinctiveness of the exchange poetry, the 《太湖》 pieces, and the elevated resonance and archaic flavor found beyond the words.
18. [18] Negative critical assessments Other critics faulted the regulated verse for novelty, piled-up description, untransformed concrete detail, Song-dynasty mannerisms, and verbal fixation, with one judgment rejecting its being treated as clever craft.
    • Souyun皮日休 (18853)The critical entries record the several reservations about novelty, piling up, untransformed concrete detail, Song-style mannerisms, repetitive diction, and the claim that treating the poetry as clever was a serious error.
19. [19] Works and losses The text distinguishes the surviving 《皮子文藪》 and 《松陵唱和集》 from several lost works and preserves the title variation between 《皮氏鹿門家鈔》 and 《皮氏鹿門家紗》.
    • Souyun皮日休 (18853)The works biographies give the surviving status and volumes of 《皮子文藪》 and 《松陵唱和集》 and list the lost 《胥臺集》, 《皮日休集》, 《詩》, and 《皮氏鹿門家紗》.
    • CBDBPi Rixiu (3702)The works list contains 《松陵唱和集》, 《皮子文藪》, 《皮日休集》, 《皮氏鹿門家鈔》, 《胥臺集》, and 《詩》.
20. [20] Tang poetry corpus and edition The Tang poetry corpus preserves nine volumes and two supplements add nine poems; a relatively complete collated edition of 《皮子文藪》 is also noted.
    • Souyun皮日休 (18853)The literary entries state that 《全唐詩》 preserves nine volumes, that the two supplements add nine poems, and that a relatively complete collated edition of 《皮子文藪》 exists.