[1]Identity and originsDuan Chengshi lived approximately from 803 to 863, was a Tang writer and poet, had the courtesy name Kegu and birth-order name Shiliu, and was associated with Linzi Zou-ping, Jingzhou, and Yongxin in different records.
CBDBDuan Chengshi (21751)The basic record supplies the name, death year, Tang affiliation, poet and literary classifications, courtesy name, birth-order name, Yongxin affiliation, and Zou-ping ancestral place.
Souyun段成式 (17780)The profile and biographies give the approximate dates, Tang identity, courtesy name, birth order, Linzi and Zou-ping ancestry, and later residence in Jingzhou.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database段成式 (A000850)The authority record gives Duan Chengshi and Duan Kegu, places the person at Zou-ping, and supplies the 803 and 863 date ranges.
WikidataDuan Chengshi (Q855746)The English label is Duan Chengshi, the description calls him a Chinese writer, and the aliases include Kegu and Duan Shiliu.
[2]Family and educationDuan Wenchang was Duan Chengshi's father, a former chancellor and Duke of Zou-ping known for poetry and writing; Duan Chengshi traveled with him, studied rigorously, read broadly, and was especially learned in Buddhist texts.
Souyun段成式 (17780)The biographies identify him as the son of Chancellor Duan Wenchang and describe his rigorous study, extensive reading, knowledge of Buddhist texts, and broad learning.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database段成式 (A000850)The authority note describes Duan Wenchang's chancellorship, title, and literary reputation, and Duan Chengshi's travels with his father and broad reading.
[3]CareerDuan Chengshi entered office through paternal privilege, held literary and administrative posts, served as prefect of Ji, Chu, and Jiangzhou, and died in 863 after reaching a senior court office whose rank is reported in two forms.
Souyun段成式 (17780)The biographies and title list cover entry through paternal privilege, the Jixian Academy, the Palace Library, later offices, Ji and Chu, Xiangyang, Jiangzhou, the two Taichang ranks, and death in 863.
CBDBDuan Chengshi (21751)The office records list the Jixian Academy, Palace Library proofreader, Jixian Academician, Ji, Chu, and Jiangzhou prefectures, and Junior Grand Court Minister in 863; the proofreader date is listed as 844 rather than the 843 date in the biography.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database段成式 (A000850)The authority data gives the 863 death range and summarizes his promotion, Jiangzhou appointment, and final rank as Junior Grand Court Minister.
[4]Literary activity and associationsDuan Chengshi excelled in parallel prose with Li Shangyin and Wen Tingyun in the Thirty-Six Style, compiled Hanshang Tijinji in Xiangyang, and maintained literary exchanges with several writers.
Souyun段成式 (17780)The biographies and later commentaries describe his learning, taste for unusual lore, parallel prose, association with Li Shangyin and Wen Tingyun, the Thirty-Six Style, Xiangyang gatherings, and the lost Hanshang Tijinji.
CBDBDuan Chengshi (21751)The classification identifies him as a poet skilled in writing, while the text and association records supply Hanshang Tijinji, Li Qunyu's friendship, and exchanges with Zhang Xifu and Liu Yuxi.
[5]WritingsYouyang zazu is his best-known surviving biji, while other attributed works, the lost Duan Chengshi ji, and surviving poetry are also listed.
Souyun段成式 (17780)The biographies identify Youyang zazu as his best-known work, give its twenty-chapter main text and ten-chapter continuation, say it survives, and list the lost collection and surviving poetry and lyric.
CBDBDuan Chengshi (21751)The works list supplies Youyang zazu and its continuation, the eleven additional attributed titles, and Duan Chengshi ji.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database段成式 (A000850)The authority note identifies him as a notable Tang author of strange tales and names Youyang zazu.
[6]Family and receptionOne record names Duan Gonglu as a son and lists four later descendants, while another names the musician Duan Anjie as his son; later criticism of the poetry was divided and Youyang zazu was praised as a foremost work of fiction.
CBDBDuan Chengshi (21751)The kinship list names Duan Gonglu as a son and Duan Zhun, Duan Hu, Duan Changwu, and Duan Renshu as direct descendants.
Souyun段成式 (17780)The commentaries criticize obscure allusions and difficult style, judge him inferior to Wen and Li, alternatively call his poetry a separate Tang school, and identify Duan Anjie as his son and Youyang zazu as a foremost work of fiction.
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Souyun段成式 (17780)The profile and biographies give the approximate dates, Tang identity, courtesy name, birth order, Linzi and Zou-ping ancestry, and later residence in Jingzhou.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database段成式 (A000850)The authority record gives Duan Chengshi and Duan Kegu, places the person at Zou-ping, and supplies the 803 and 863 date ranges.
WikidataDuan Chengshi (Q855746)The English label is Duan Chengshi, the description calls him a Chinese writer, and the aliases include Kegu and Duan Shiliu.