Overview
Master Meng was an eunuch and Poet.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- c. BC 800 to c. BC 600 寺人孟子Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 22, passage 22
Career and standing
- HeldEunuchDirectly stated · Book of Han 22, passage 22
- palace castration 宮刑Castration · SufferedDirectly stated · Book of Han 22, passage 22
Works and attributed material
- resentful satirical verse 怨刺之作Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Han 22, passage 22
Events and relationships
- Wrote resentful satiresLiterary · Author · Outcome Wrote in resentment and satire after castrationDirectly stated · Book of Han 22, passage 22
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment departed from lofty Odes standards to preserve himself; ranked third class despite this · Mode commentator-judgment Speaker Zhang Yan (張晏)Directly stated · Book of Han 22, passage 22
References in the histories
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