Wan Guangtai

Qing dynasty poet, died c. 1751
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IntroQing dynasty poet, died c. 1751
PlacesChina
wasWriter Poet
Work fieldLiterature
Gender
Male
Birth1712
Death1750 (aged 38 years)
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Biography

万光泰(1712年—1750年),清朝诗人、文学家。字循初,一字柘坡,浙江秀水(今浙江省嘉兴市)人。

生平

清高宗乾隆元年(1736年),考中举人,举博学鸿儒。除诗词外,万光泰还精通小学和音韵学,尤其精通《周髀》。万光泰工诗,力求“捐弃尘壒,毋一语相袭取”,在诗上与王又曾、祝维诰齐名,是秀水派(秀水诗派)的重要代表诗人。当时的人赞叹万光泰“惊才绝艳,落笔如神”。病危弥留之际,请范同治代写家书,交代后事,並托付书稿于汪孟鋗。著作有《拓坡居士集》,收集诗七百余首。

参考书目

  • 《中国名人志第十二卷》/清朝-附传
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