英文摘要 |
At the end of the Ming dynasty, the Prince of Ningjing 寧靖王 fled to Taiwan, where he later committed suicide. The poignant tale of his five concubines sacrificing their lives for him out of loyalty became a theme continuously developed by an unbroken succession of poets. Although the Qing dynasty was the opposing regime in the story, this did not prevent both local poets and those visiting Taiwan from China from deeply exploring the subject matter, a truly unusual phenomenon in the history of Taiwan's classical literature.This paper first traces the history behind the story, and then explores the related poetry that appeared in the Qing dynasty in order to highlight the relationship between reception and interpretation. Then, viewing the poems in parallel, this paper identifies the related context, such as date of writing, reasons for writing, whether the writer was present, and the position of the writer, in order to differentiate the different possible motivations behind each poem. This paper also explores the writing skills employed and underlying ideological changes this possibly implies. |