Explanation of Tang and Song Poetry Terminology

Author: Wei Gengyuan
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: Colloquial and vulgar terms in Tang and Song Dynasty poetry and prose often lead to misunderstandings or are difficult to interpret. Some of these terms carry over from medieval literary language, such as the unique meaning of "" in Tang Dynasty poetry, which can be seen in Wang Xizhi's miscellaneous letters; the gradual meaning of "" was already common in Southern Dynasties poetry. However, most of the meanings are newly born, which is closely related to the emergence of Tang Dynasty legends and. As for the "" in Song Dynasty Ci poetry, it provided a new arena for colloquial and vulgar terms. Moreover, under the "pressure" of Tang Dynasty poetry, Song poetry's themes were greatly expanded, with the use of argumentation, literary skills, and erudition in poetry, which also gave colloquial terms a prominent role. The Tang and Song dynasties opened the door to modern language, presenting a bright new world. Exploring this, interest naturally continues endlessly. This book unfolds in such interest, divided into four aspects: Dunhuang poetry and prose, Tang Dynasty poetry, Song Dynasty Ci poetry, and Song Dynasty poetry. The discussions are divided into three aspects: first, newly emerging words that are not included in current dictionaries; second, new meanings derived from previously existing words, which are also not found in disorganized dictionaries; additionally, word meanings that are already in dictionaries but have late or incorrect examples, or do not match the interpreted meaning. The focus of the discussion is mainly on the first two aspects, while the latter is also considered, as the emergence of a word meaning is extremely important for the development history of the meaning, and some discussion is added accordingly.