The Phenomenon of “Du Fu's Poems Entering History” and the Early Discourse System of Studies on Du Fu's Poetry(PDF)
《南京师大学报》（社会科学版）[ISSN:1006-6977/CN:61-1281/TN]
- Issue:
- 2023年05期
- Page:
- 150-160
- Research Field:
- 语言文学研究
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- Title:
- The Phenomenon of “Du Fu's Poems Entering History” and the Early Discourse System of Studies on Du Fu's Poetry
- Author(s):
- WU Xiaping
- Keywords:
- Du Fu's poems entering history; studies on Du Fu's poetry; discourse system; method of history and genealogy; significance of academic history
- PACS:
- -
- DOI:
- -
- Abstract:
- The two versions of Tangshu: Du Fu Zhuan《唐书·杜甫传》(Biographies of Du Fu in the Book of Tang), as well as miscellaneous history and notebook novels of the late Tang and Five Dynasties, often use Du Fu's poems as a source of historical data, resulting in the phenomenon of “Du Fu's poems entering history”. Du Fu's poetry, as a historical source, has been used in three different ways:the official history pays attention to the poet's self-narration of personal experiences, and their selection of Du Fu's poems implies the basic stance of historians in shaping the image of Du Fu; the preference for the “secret stories” of the imperial court in Du Fu's poetry in miscellaneous history and notebook novels reflects the authors' “subtle but obvious” historical consciousness that has affinity with the poet; notebook novels often focus on the poetic art, thus launching a commentary on Du Fu's poetic accomplishment. Despite their different concerns, the first two schools both focus on the historicity of Du Fu's poetry, while the third one focuses on the artistry of Du Fu's poetry. The different directions in using and discussing poems form an early discourse system of the studies on Du Fu with his poetry as the core. From the perspective of historical sources, the early phenomenon of “Du Fu's poems entering history” and the resulted discourse system of the studies on Du Fu's poetry provide important clues and examples for re-exploring the relationship between poetry and history, especially for reflecting upon the academic tradition of “mutual verification between poetry and history”.
Last Update: 2023-10-25