Xuan Zong and Yang Gui-Fei in Tang literature: choice between personal happiness and ruler’s duty

Authors

  • Александр Георгиевич Сторожук St. Petersburg State University, 7–9, Universitetskaya nab., St. Petersburg, 199034, Russian Federation

Abstract

The article reviews three different literary versions of a love story between the Emperor Xuan Zong and his favourite concubine Yang Gui-fei. Trouble resulting from this relationship that threw the whole country into chaos made writers look for a compromise between historical truth and Confucian ritual demands when interpreting the story. A version by the great Tang poet Bai Juyi eventually became the mainstream one, with all subsequent literary interpretations based on it.

Keywords:

Chinese literature, history, Xuan Zong, Yang Gui-fei, Bai Juyi, Yuan Zhen

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Published

2010-06-21

How to Cite

Сторожук, А. Г. (2010). Xuan Zong and Yang Gui-Fei in Tang literature: choice between personal happiness and ruler’s duty. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, (2), 168–173. Retrieved from https://aasjournal.spbu.ru/article/view/1933

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.