Feng Ban (; 1602–1671) was a Chinese poet and calligrapher from Changshu, Jiangsu, during the time of the late Ming dynasty and early Qing dynasty. His courtesy name was Dingyuan 定遠, his style Dunyin Laoren 鈍吟老人.chinaknowledge.de: Dunyin zalu 鈍吟雜錄
He is especially known for his collection Dunyin zalu (),cf. Chinese Text Project: Dunyin zalu 钝吟杂录 a biji collection with miscellaneous sketches, which the Hanyu da zidian f.e. is using in the edition of the Jieyueshanfang huichaocf. chinaknowledge.de: Jieyueshanfang huichao 借月山房彙鈔 借月山房汇钞.Hanyu da zidian, bibliography, no. 2103
According to the short biography in the Draft History of Qing (Qingshi gao), he strongly opposed Yan Yu in his views on poetry; he particularly rejected the Jiangxi school,cf. The Jiangxi School of Poetry and stylistically moved between Li Shangyin (Yishan), Du Mu (Muzhi), and Wen Tingyun (Feiqing).Qingshi gao 清史稿, juan 484 (Feng Ban 馮班) - Wikisource (“說詩力牴嚴羽，尤不取江西宗派，出入義山、牧之、飛卿之間。”)
Works Dunyin zalu 鈍吟雜錄 (collection) Dunyin shuyao 鈍吟書要 Dingyuan ji 定遠集 (collected writings) Dunyin ji 鈍吟集 Dunyin shiwen gao 鈍吟詩文稿 Pingdian caidiao ji 評點才調集
See also Jiangxi shipai 江西诗派
References and notes
Bibliography Qingshi gao 清史稿, juan 484 (Feng Ban 馮班) - Chinese Li Xueqin, Lü Wenyu (eds.): Siku da cidian 四庫大辭典, 2 vols., Changchun: Jilin daxue chubanshe 1996 (vol. 2, p. 2021b: Dunyin zalu) Wei-Ping Liu: A Study of the Development of Chinese Poetic Theories in the Ch'ing Dynasty (1644-1911). 1967 (Diss. University of Sydney)
External links
Dunyin zalu 鈍吟雜錄 - Chinaknowledge Dunyin shuyao 鈍吟書要 - Chinaknowledge Feng Ban 冯班 – Chinese Text Project