英文摘要 |
Narratives such as the“Tingtaitang 亭臺堂Study,”in the miscellanies from the Tang and Song Dynasties, described the construction of the cloisters where literati were accommodated. The significance of the inner space in the buildings, however, often surpassed the buildings themselves, especially since the writers of Tang-Song classical prose were able to master this type of narrative. Most narratives in the“Tingtaitang Study”have strong implications for literature, and hence, elevate the aesthetic value of Tang-Song classical prose. The“Su School”in this study refers to the literary group led by Su Shi 蘇軾(one of China's great poets and calligraphers) and other intellectuals including Su Che 蘇轍, Huang Tingjian 黃庭堅, Qin Guan 秦觀, Chao Buzhi 晁補之, and Zhang Lei 張耒, who were also very important figures during the early 11th century (Northern Song Dynasty) in terms of their literary accomplishments. Although the six of them exhibited differences from one another in terms literary style, they had something significant in common. Their“Tingtaitang Study”reveals the inclinations of the minds of the literati as well as their personalities. Furthermore, they excelled in argumentative articles, followed by descriptive and narrative compositions. They replaced their argumen- tative methodology with a narrative methodology, urging a revolution in jiti 記體prose (similar to narrative prose), which had once focused on narration. In their works, an invincible truth was always cited in order to inspire the readers. These works truly reflect the aesthetic qualities and unique characteristics of the poets in the Song Dynasty: abstraction and reasoning. |