英文摘要 |
Over his second extensive journey away from his native place in Lingnan, in the 1660s, Qu Dajun (1630–1696), an ardent Ming loyalist, married Huajiang from Daizhou in northwestern China. Qu gained love from his wife, and recognition and trust from the local Ming loyalist community. Qu and Huajiang returned to Lingnan in 1669 and Huajiang died from childbirth complication about six months later. Huajiang’s death devastated Qu, and Qu composed many mourning poems for his late wife. This paper argues that these poems express as much lamentation for Huajiang as Qu’s wish for self-definition or self-constitution. The virtues of self-restraint, piety and loyalty that Qu attributed to Huajiang as a wife in these verses are also defining elements of Ming loyalism. Qu Dajung’s love for Huajiang is genuine, but Huajiang also emerges from these poems as a symbol, one that Qu partakes of. |