Research Of "Shuo Chu" And Chen Yumo

The Author of "Shuo Chu" is Chen Yumo, Changshu, jiangsu province. In 1587, "Shuo Chu" eight-volume form. In 1609, "Shuo Chu" eight-volume and the second set of eight-volume finalized and printed. "Qianqingtang Bibliography" and "history of Ming Dynasty Yiwenzhi" in novelist class description that "Chen Yumo’Shuo Zhu’ eight-volume", it’s different from other literature. Through the research shows that "Qianqingtang Bibliography" mistakenly written "shuo chu" as "shuo zhu", the "history of Ming Dynasty Yiwenzhi" followed this error, and mistaken ’"Shuo Chu Second Collectanea’" as the heberogeneous content and delete it. Carefully compare from content and form between "Shuo Chu Second Collectanea" and "Shuo Chu", we will find that they are the relationship of first and second collectanea. "Shuo Chu" formally modeled after the style of the "Shi Shuo Xin Yu" format; It Content on many rip celebrity anecdotes, anecdote ghosts are involved, and often mixed with comments, although heterogeneous in content but philosophy; The length of novel is short and language is pithy and far-reaching, but the characters are real and prominent personality. It makes a profound impact on the creation and dissemination of "Shi Shuo"style novels in Ming and Qing Dynasties.From 1573 to 1620, there at least have three person that called Chen Yumo at the same time, their native place were Changshu, jiangsu province、Renhe, zhejiang province and Yiling, hubei province. The works which inscribe written by Chen Yumo are "Jing Ji Yi Tong"、Jing Yan Zhi Zhi"、"Four Books Meibutsu Text"、"Zuo Shi Bing Lue"、"Pian Zhi"、"Guang Hua Ji", etc. Afer carefully analysis literature materials,we can confirmed that these works were written by Chen Yumo, and "Four Books Meibutsu Text" twenty- volume was collected into"JingYan Zhi Zhi", "differnt versions" was added by descendants that started from "Si Ku Abstract", and on the basis of "Four Books Meibutsu Text" twenty- volume, Qian Shouyi and Niu Douxing corrected and replenishmented it to twenty four-volume.