Bai Juyi

Bai Juyi was a poet, writer, buddhist monk, calligrapher and politician (772–846). He was born at Xinzheng and died at Luoyang.

Also recorded as Wen; Bai Ershier; Baiwengong; Po Chu-i; Letian; Xiangshan jushi.

Overview

Born at Xinzheng in 772, died at Luoyang in 846.

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Wen, Bai Ershier, Baiwengong, Po Chu-i and Letian. His recorded language was Chinese.

He was the child of Bai Jigeng. 2 children are recorded: Bai Jinluan and Bai Jingshou.

Catalogued works

6 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service. Their recorded dates run from 809 to 900.

Song of Everlasting Regret, dated 0809. Pipa xing. Liutie. Baishi Wenji, dated 0900. Grasses. A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems/On Board Ship: Reading Yüan Chēn's Poems.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Bai Juyi, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020. Chapter 7. Bai Juyi and Central Asia, Multicultural China in the Early Middle Ages, 2012. Bai Juyi and Manna, Central Asiatic Journal, 2015. Heian canons of Chinese poetry:Wakan rōeishūand Bai Juyi, The Cambridge History of Japanese Literature, 2015. Ma Zhiyuan Reworks Bai Juyi, A Companion to World Literature, 2019.

In detail

the recorded working language is Chinese.

Works named in the authority record are Song of Everlasting Regret.

Chronology

  1. 772Bai Juyi born at Xinzheng.
  2. 809Song of Everlasting Regret.
  3. 846Bai Juyi died at Luoyang.
  4. 900Baishi Wenji.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Bai Juyi”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q313324: Bai Juyi

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