晩唐の詠物詩

Abstract

This paper is intended as a study of Yong-wu shi in the Late-Tang period. Yong-wu shi is a traditional genre in Chinese literature. It is said that the style of Yong-wu shi was established as a genre in the Qi (齊) period of the Southern Dynasties. In those days Yong-wu shi was an important means of society, so that works were social and playful. In the High-Tang period, Yong-wu shi became lyrical. For example, Du fu (杜甫)'s poem Gu-yan 孤雁 is characterized by expression of his personal feeling, being neither social nor playful. Bai ju-yi (白居易)'s poem Ting-huai 庭槐 and Han yu (韓愈)'s poem Ting-qiu 庭楸, in the Middle-Tang, were written under the influence of Du fu. In general, Yong-wu shi came to be a vehicle for expressing their own mind in this period. This tendency toward lyricism has been continued in the Late-Tang period. Li shang-yin (李商隱)'s poem such as Li-hua 李花, Zhu-jin-hua 朱槿花 are typical example of this tendency. While this style under the influence of Du fu was written continuously, a new style came into existence. Zhe-gu 鷓鴣 by Zheng gu (鄭谷) and Yong shuang-bai-lu 詠雙白鷺 by Yong tao (雍陶) are examples of this new style. These are marked by the lack in the expression of personal feelings. Different from Du fu's works, they are formal and impersonal. In a sense, this new style resembles Southern dynasties' poems in character. Though in this period numerous poets like Luo ye (羅鄴), Tang yan-qian (唐彥謙) wrote Yong-wu shi using this style, because of a modern view which places emphasis on personality, little attention has been given to these minor poets, but the importance of these works cannot be overemphasized.