Wang Xianshen

Wang Xianshen (; 1859–1922), courtesy name (zi) Huiying (慧英), was a scholar of the late Qing dynasty. He was a native of Changsha, Hunan. He was the younger brother of the eminent scholar Wang XianqianWang Xianqian (王先謙/王先谦) authored, among other works, the Collected Commentaries on the Xunzi (Xunzi jijie 荀子集解), the Zhuangzi (Zhuangzi jijie 庄子集解), and a supplementary commentary on the Book of Han (Hanshu buzhu 汉书补注). (1842–1918).book.douban.com: Han Feizi jijie 韩非子集解.

Han Feizi jijie

Wang Xianshen is best known as the author of a critical edition of the Han Feizi, the Han Feizi jijie (; in 20 juan), a work attributed to the important Legalist thinker of the Warring States period. His edition, which includes Wang's own preface, was first published in 1896 and reprinted several times. It was later incorporated into the collection Zhuzi jicheng, a standard source also used by the Hanyu da zidian (HYDZD).See Hanyu da zidian, bibliography, no. 28.

Wang based his work primarily on a Song dynasty edition of the text, incorporating emendations and annotations by Qing dynasty scholars. The edition contains an essay discussing the authenticity of the Han Feizi, as well as a collection of fragments attributed to Han Fei.Jean Levi: “Han fei tzu 韓非子”, in: Early Chinese Texts, pp. 121–122.

Selected works Han Feizi jijie 韩非子集解 (in Zhuzi jicheng, Zhonghua shuju, 1978)

See also Liang Qixiong 梁启雄 (1900–1965)

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