The Influence of Chinese Metaphysical Poetry on Neo-Confucian Poetry(PDF)
《南京师大学报》（社会科学版）[ISSN:1006-6977/CN:61-1281/TN]
- Issue:
- 2015年05期
- Page:
- 121-
- Research Field:
- 古代文学研究
- Publishing date:
Info
- Title:
- The Influence of Chinese Metaphysical Poetry on Neo-Confucian Poetry
- Author(s):
- WANG Li-min
- Keywords:
- metaphysical poetry; Neo-Confucian poetry; essence-function thinking mode
- PACS:
- -
- DOI:
- -
- Abstract:
- Metaphysical poetry in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, characterized by its emphasis on philosophical thinking, profoundly affected Neo-Confucian poetry and laid the foundation for the way Neo-Confucian poetry expressed its philosophical themes. This mode of meaning generation has the following features: it used poetic comments to interpret profound philosophical meaning; created vivid images to present the fusion of emotion and rationality; and constructed metaphysical situations to convey rich philosophical flavor. Metaphysical, metaphorical and subjective in meaning and expression, metaphysical poetry foreshadowed the emergence of Neo-Confucian poetry. The supremacy and perfectionism of “metaphysics” and “rationality” defined the moral pursuits of metaphysical poetry and Neo-Confucian poetry, enabling them to bear a clear moral stance. According to the importance and proportion of narrative, lyric and argumentative elements in the text, metaphysical poems can be divided into xuanli 玄理(mysterious principles)poetry; xuangan 玄感(mysterious emotions)poetry; and xuanjing 玄境(mysterious situation)poetry. All these three subtypes can be regarded as the precursors of the three corresponding sub genres of the Neo-Confucian poetry, which respectively emphasize the philosophical principles, personal emotions and natural images. To some extent, the Neo-Confucian poetry is a resurgence of the metaphysical poetry. The reason why the metaphysical poetry can influence the Neo-Confucian poetry in both theme and style is that they share the same essence-function mode of thinking, which is characterized by its emphasis on the ontological determinacy of the supreme principles.
Last Update: 2015-09-15