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This paper focuses on the logic of categorization of three Chinese « encyclopedias » ( leishu  類書), and the influence the categories have on the texts they contain. The choices made by the compilers are in fact not always easy to understand, and are indeed often quite subjective, which leads to think that  leishu  may not always prove reliable when used for research on specific topics. In order to exemplify this idea, I present here the case of a short narrative which can be found in three different  leishu , namely the  Yiwen leiju , the  Taiping guangji  and the  Taiping yulan . Despite the text’s different versions being roughly the same, I argue that its meaning is modified by the way it is categorized in each of these books. By their choices, the compilers therefore influence our perception of the writings found in  leishu , which are one of our most important sources concerning ancient Chinese literature.

L’assujettissement des textes: quelques réflexions sur le classement par catégories dans les « encyclopédies » ( leishu 類書) en Chine ancienne