A Discussion about Art of Narration in Poetries by Su Dongpo
Poetries written by Su Dongpo,a celebrity in the poetry circle of Northern Song Dynasty,are typically narrative,which is mainly presented in the aspect,complementing between illusion and reality in terms of word order and text,implying narrative semantics by literary quotation,and enriching expression and meaning of poetry by poetic narration.As a key figure that carried forward word order in the poetry circle of Song Dynasty,Su Dongpo further expanded the role of preface in supplementing text narration and implying emotional direction in advance in terms of word order.Most literary quotations in poetries by Su Dongpo are applied to narration,which implies not only personal emotion and development trend of an event,but also personal character in terms of the work related to image shaping.Such application brings abundant narrative semantics.Su Shi's creation theory of"regarding poems as poetry"also influences context of poetic narration in poetries by Su Dongpo.Namely aesthetic context of poetic narration in poetries by Su Dongpo is formed by creation means,such as implied sentiments in things,imagine association,and refinement with gods.
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