The Witty Colour in Yuan Hongdao's Poetry and Literature
Yuan Hongdao,a literati in the late Ming Dynasty,excelled in both poetry and prose.And the witty colours revealed in his works became one of his stylistic characteristics,which had the features of a wide range of harmonic objects,a variety of artistic forms,and the co-existence of elegant and vulgar styles.In his poems,Yuan Hongdao generated witty colours by creating a sense of surprise,superiority and catharsis.The reasons for this witty and humorous style can be explored from three aspects,namely,social and historical factors,experience and character factors,and literary aesthetics.
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