[3]Identity and namesHe was a Tang poet and man of letters, with courtesy name Yunqing, third in birth order, and native place Neihuang in Xiangzhou, modern Neihuang in Henan; he was also known as Shen San and Shen Zhanshi.
CBDBShen Quanqi (32198)The main and alternative-name data identify him as a Tang poet and man of letters, give Yunqing as his courtesy name, and give Neihuang as his native place.
Souyun沈佺期 (17898)The profile and biographies provide his early-Tang identity, courtesy name, birth order, Xiangzhou Neihuang origin, modern location, and Shen Zhanshi name.
WikidataShen Quanqi (Q370043)The English description calls him a poet and the names data includes Yunqing.
[4]Other namesHe was also known as Shen San and Shen Zhanshi.
CBDBShen Quanqi (32198)The alternative-name data gives Shen San as a birth-order name.
Souyun沈佺期 (17898)The biography and profile give Shen Zhanshi as another name.
[5]Examination and first officeIn 675 Shen Quanqi passed the jinshi examination and entered office as 協律郎.
Souyun沈佺期 (17898)The biographies give the Shangyuan 2 examination success and appointment as 協律郎.
[6]Wu-Zetian promotionsDuring Wu Zetian’s Chang’an era he rose to 通事舍人, participated in revising 三教珠英, and advanced through the 701 and 702 offices.
Souyun沈佺期 (17898)The biographies describe the Chang’an promotion, participation in 三教珠英, and the 701 and 702 appointments.
CBDBShen Quanqi (32198)The office data lists 通事舍人, 考功員外郎 from 701, and 給事中 from 702; the text data lists 三教珠英.
[7]Imprisonment and exileIn 704 he was imprisoned and released, exiled after Zhongzong’s restoration, pardoned, returned north, and later served at Taizhou.
Souyun沈佺期 (17898)The biographies give the sequence of imprisonment and release in 704, exile after the restoration, pardon, return north, and the Taizhou appointment.
[8]Later careerDuring Jinglong he held the offices of 起居郎, 直學士, and 中書舍人; the final office appears in two forms, and he was known as Shen Zhanshi.
Souyun沈佺期 (17898)The biographies and profile provide the Jinglong offices, court attendance, later Zhongshu office, both Taizi Zhanshi variants, and the name Shen Zhanshi.
[9]Kaiyuan datingOne account places his death at the beginning of Xuanzong’s Kaiyuan era.
Souyun沈佺期 (17898)The biographies place the death around or at the beginning of Kaiyuan.
[10]FamilyHis younger brother was Shen Quanjiao and his son was Shen Dongmei.
CBDBShen Quanqi (32198)The kinship data identifies Shen Quanjiao as a younger brother and Shen Dongmei as a son.
[11]Literary exchangesHe sent poetry and prose to Su Weidao, Du Shenyan, Li Zhi, and Li Xian, and received such a gift from Song Zhiwen.
CBDBShen Quanqi (32198)The association data lists gifts of poetry and prose involving Su Weidao, Du Shenyan, Li Zhi, and Li Xian, and receipt of such a gift from Song Zhiwen.
[12]Poetry and Shen-SongShen Quanqi was noted for poetry, especially seven-character and regulated verse, and was paired with Song Zhiwen as Shen-Song.
Souyun沈佺期 (17898)The biographies describe his poetic specialties and pairing with Song Zhiwen as Shen-Song; the profile also lists Shen-Song as an alias.
CBDBShen Quanqi (32198)The status data classifies him as a poet and as skilled in writing.
[13]Regulated verse formationPoetic criticism credits Shen and Song with establishing regulated verse and gives Quanqi the greater role in the seven-character form.
Souyun沈佺期 (17898)The biographical and critical texts discuss the Shen-Song contribution to regulated verse and state that Quanqi’s role in the seven-character form was greater than Song Zhiwen’s.
[14]Court poetry and examplesHis court poetry and named five- and seven-character regulated poems are associated with the stated formal and scenic qualities.
Souyun沈佺期 (17898)The biography lists the court poems and named examples and describes their imagery, diction, and tone.
[15]Exile poetry and influenceThe poems from southern exile broadened subject matter, developed a grave and poignant manner, and were presented as a bridge toward Zhang Shuo and High Tang poetry.
Souyun沈佺期 (17898)The biography names the seven-character and exile poems and explains their place in the development of regulated verse and the transition toward High Tang poetry.
[16]Into the Dense Stream and reputationThe poem Into the Dense Stream is linked with Wang Wei’s later manner, while Zhang Shuo’s praise indicates Quanqi’s high contemporary reputation and his place in the transition toward High Tang poetry.
Souyun沈佺期 (17898)The biography analyzes 入少密溪, quotes Zhang Shuo’s praise, and describes the inheritance from Shangguan Yi and the Four Eminent Early-Tang Poets and the opening toward Zhang Shuo and the High Tang.
[17]Critical receptionPoetic criticism discusses the formal and stylistic achievement of Shen-Song and describes Quanqi’s poetry as fragrant, measured, disciplined, and resonant.
Souyun沈佺期 (17898)The critical texts discuss the emergence of five-character regulated verse, Quanqi’s contained fragrance and measured poise, and the disciplined and resonant language of Shen-Song verse.
[18]Collections and editionsThe ten-juan original collection is lost, while later seven-, two-, and five-juan forms are associated with different compilation and manuscript traditions.
Souyun沈佺期 (17898)The biographies provide the lost ten-juan collection, Wang Tingxiang’s seven-juan compilation, the common two-juan form, the five-juan manuscript tradition, and the Ming compilation Shen Quanqi ji.
CBDBShen Quanqi (32198)The text data lists Shen Quanqi ji and a collection attributed to Shen Quanqi.
[19]Complete Tang Poetry and Huibo leThe Complete Tang Poetry tradition contains three juan of his poems with later supplements, and he also wrote the ci lyric Huibo le.
Souyun沈佺期 (17898)The biographies give the three-juan inclusion, the two poems and four added couplets, and the composition Huibo le.
CBDB
