A Continuous Textual Research on the Authenticity of Song Yu's Works

Whether the works on which Song Yu's name is signed are attributed to a wrong author is a controversial problem in the research of Chinese literature history.With the influence of the thoughts of doubting everything in ancient times,all of the works of Song Yu were concluded not to be written by him in the early 20th century.In the late 20th century,the unearthing of on Driving Horses and Carriages,a of prose style,negated the deduction of doubting that Song Yu's Fus of prose style were not written by him.Since then,people have had a whole new understanding on this problem.After a process of being negated again and again,among the 19 works of Song Yu,A Letter to One of My Friends,Reply to One of My Friends' Questions and Asking and Someone's Questions are concluded not to be written by Song Yu.A Dialogue in Gao Tang and Dialogue in Yingare respectively another versions of on Gao Tang and Answering the of Chu's Questions.A on Dancingis perhaps an extract of A on Dancing written by Yi in the late Han Dynasty,while the 14 works,including Nine Apologies and Requiem collected in Textual Critical Studies of Chu-ci, of the Wind, A on Gao Tang,A on the Devine lady, A on Deng-tu-zi loving the Other Sex and the of Chu's Questions collected in Wen-Xuan,A on the Flute Fu of Exaggeration,Fu of Minimizing,A on Expostulating with the Emperor and on Fishing collected in Gu-Wen-Yuan,and Fu on Crooning collected in Wen-Xuan-Bu-Yi,plus on Driving Horses and Carriages unearthed in Yinqueshan,are all really written by Song Yu.Song-Yu-Zion which Song Yu's name is signed recorded in History of the Sui Dynasty·Books Roll·Novel Category is about the words and deeds of Song Yu collected from common people by late generations.Song Yu himself definitely did not write it.