Power of poetry and freedom of heart: poets from the 17th and 18th centuries Wang Shi-zhen, Huang Jing-ren and Yuan Mei

Authors

  • Евгений Александрович Серебряков St. Petersburg State University, 7–9, Universitetskaya nab., St. Petersburg, 199034, Russian Federation

Abstract

The article covers biographical and literary issues of the three eminent Qing poets, Wang Shi-zhen, Huang Jing-ren and Yuan Mei. Special emphasis is put on their poetic style, its philosophical background and cultural succession, especially on the continuity of the traditions of great Sung lyricists. Rejection of mainstream literary preferences of their time and aspiration to inherit the great poetic traditions of the past explain the specificity of their works. Wang Shi-zhen, Huang Jing-ren and Yuan Mei were a truly unique phenomenon in the Chinese literary tradition that could be perfectly correlated with the best examples of Chinese classical literature.

Keywords:

Chinese literature, poetry, aesthetics, literary character, Wang Shi-zhen, Huang Jing-ren, Yuan Mei

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Published

2010-06-21

How to Cite

Серебряков, Е. А. (2010). Power of poetry and freedom of heart: poets from the 17th and 18th centuries Wang Shi-zhen, Huang Jing-ren and Yuan Mei. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, (2), 150–167. Retrieved from https://aasjournal.spbu.ru/article/view/1931

Issue

No. 2 (2010): Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Series 13. Asian Studies. African Studies

Section

Literary studies

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Articles of "Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies" are open access distributed under the terms of the License Agreement with Saint Petersburg State University, which permits to the authors unrestricted distribution and self-archiving free of charge.