Genre compositionshare
Share of elegies, epitaphs and biographies
Share of own works that commemorate others: elegies (哀祭類) plus epitaphs and biographies within the biography class.
6.4%of own works commemorate others
Key point
Works commemorating others (elegies, epitaphs, biographies) are 6.4% of own works, rising from about 2% in the 14th–15th centuries to 6.3% (17th), 8.3% (18th) and 9.8% (19th).
- Formula
- (哀祭類 + 碑誌類 + 行狀類) works / own works
- Caveats
- Genealogies and 'other' within the biography class are excluded.
- Reliability card
- exactExact count — read straight from the source XML
Classification quality: a stratified sample of 300 own works (major class × century) was blind-coded from titles; 97.3% agree with the ITKC major class (Wilson 95% 94.8%–98.6%; 3 undecided counted as disagreement; a second coder re-coded 30 of them blind with 97% agreement). Known block error: 284 works of 湖陰雜稿 (ITKC_MO_0126A) filed as 冊文類 carry poem titles; they are left as classified and noted here.
| Century | Works | Own works | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9th century | 24 | 389 | 6.2% |
| 12th century | 99 | 2,130 | 4.6% |
| 13th century | 58 | 1,309 | 4.4% |
| 14th century | 196 | 12,768 | 1.5% |
| 15th century | 780 | 35,198 | 2.2% |
| 16th century | 6,129 | 139,356 | 4.4% |
| 17th century | 12,552 | 198,054 | 6.3% |
| 18th century | 12,472 | 150,496 | 8.3% |
| 19th century | 6,765 | 69,085 | 9.8% |