Miscellaneous Morsels from the South Slope of You Mount 酉陽雜俎 (1628-1644)
1media/youyangzazu_thumb.jpg2020-10-14T16:04:35-07:00Tang Li94607ee88639079982d0344d02ff8ecdf7b6dc463099614This miscellany was compiled by Duan Chengshi 段成式 (d. 863), a poet, writer, and civil officer during the Tang dynasty. It includes a wide range of subjects, such as natural phenomena, dreams, Buddhist stories, social practices, Daoist immortals, flora and fauna, anecdotes, medical prescriptions, wine, and food, etc. USC's copy was collated and printed by Mao Jin 毛晉 (1599-1659; courtesy name 字 Zijin 子晉), a prominent book collector and publisher during the late Ming and early Qing periods. Donated by Dr. Peter Marie Suski. Date/Edition: Chongzhen 崇禎 reign (1628-1644) | 明毛氏汲古閣刻本.
Further Reading:
Reed, Carrie E. "Motivation and Meaning of a 'Hodge-podge': Duan Chengshi's 'Youyang Zazu'."Journal of the American Oriental Society 123, no. 1 (2003): 121-45. DOI:10.2307/3217847.
_____. A Tang Miscellany: An Introduction to Youyang Zazu. New York: Peter Lang, 2003.