China Literary Dictionary·Liao, Jin, Yuan Volume

Author: Deng Shaoji
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Features: Each generation has its own literature, and the literature of a generation is composed of numerous writers and their works. Therefore, the organization and study of biographies of writers and their writings are undoubtedly the foundation of ancient literature and literary history research. Without in-depth and solid individual research on writers, it is obviously very difficult to achieve an overall and macroscopic grasp and understanding of the development of a generation's literature. A large amount of Liao Dynasty literature has been lost. Based on the surviving works, the basic form of Liao literature is similar to that of the Five Dynasties and Song Dynasty literature, while Liao poetry appears rough. Jin Dynasty literary works were mainly poetry and prose. Most early writers entered the Jin Dynasty from the Song Dynasty. After Emperor Shizong's Dading period, literature flourished, and famous writers such as Zhao Bingwen, Yuan Haowen, and Wang Ruoxu emerged. Unlike the regional kingdoms of the Liao and Jin Dynasties, the Yuan Dynasty was a unified empire established by the northern Mongol rulers. It experienced literary prosperity, covering all literary forms, with particular emphasis on Yuan Opera, which laid the foundation for the performing arts of classical opera and held an important position in literary history. Famous playwrights such as Guan Hanqing, Wang Shifu, and Ma Zhiyuan were renowned. The Nanxi (Southern Drama) that emerged during the Song Dynasty continued to be popular in the Yuan Dynasty, with further artistic development. The Pipa Ji (The Pipa in Memory of My Mother) that emerged at the end of the Yuan Dynasty became its outstanding representative. The flourishing of Yuan Dynasty sanqu (quasi-prose songs) marked another significant period of prosperity in multi-syllabic poetic forms following the decline of Song Dynasty Ci poetry. Continuing the Tang poetry style that flourished in the late Jin and late Song Dynasties, the Yuan Dynasty's poetic scene was dominated by the Tang poetic tradition, which had a certain influence on the poetry of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Each generation has its own literature, and the literature of a generation is composed of numerous writers and their works. Therefore, the organization and study of biographies of writers and their writings are undoubtedly the foundation of ancient literature and literary history research. Without in-depth and solid individual research on writers, it is obviously very difficult to achieve an overall and macroscopic grasp and understanding of the development of a generation's literature.