Citation in Song Ci of The Story of Yingying,and Its Relevant Influence
As a classic of legendary literature in the Tang Dynasty,The Story of Yingying has a typical love theme that has been referred to and cited in the following generations of Song Ci.Song Ci has three major ways of cit-ing The Story of Yingying:First,citing contents in The Story of Yingying;Second,citing allusions in The Story of Yingying;Third,citing lines in The Story of Yingying.Song Ci not only cites the plots,lines,and character proto-types of The Story of Yingying,but also further extends and develops them,subverting the ideas of"enduring love"and"correcting mistakes",which lays a foundation for transforming the plots of Wang Xixiang and Dong Xixiang,builds a bridge for the evolution of Xixiang stories,and strengthens the classic generation of The Story of Yingying.
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