Deriving from Zhuangzi,Resembling Li Sao,and Imitating the Han Fu:The Interpreting Libai's Fu of Zhu Yao's Discrimination of Ancient Fu
In Discrimination of Ancient bFyu Zhu Yao,the genre of"Fu"is divided into five types:"Chuci Style","Two Han Style","Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties Style","Tang Style",and and the theories of"regarding the Sao and Han-style Fu as model"and"Fu incorporates six meanings"are proposed,making it another monumental work in the study of Fu after Liu Xie's Wenxin Diaolong.Discrimination of Ancient pFauys great attention to Li Bai's Fu.In this book,Zhu Yao said that Li Bai's Fu had three distinctive features,namely,"deriving from Zhuangzi","resembling Li Sao",and"imitating the Han Fu",ultimately becoming a part of the"Six Dynasties Fu".Upon close examination,there are indeed traces of these three elements in terms of structure,vocabulary,and named objects in Li Bai's Fu.It also exhibits the parallelism characteristic of the Six Dynasties Fu.However,Li Bai's Fu is more of a creative departure from Zhuangzi,Li Sao,and Han Fu,thus forming a unique style.It integrates the philosophical elegance of Zhuangziand Li Sao,and emulates the structure of Han and Wei literature.It is neither strictly Li Sao nor Han Fu and does not fit into the category of Tang regulated Fu or Six Dynasties parallel prose.All in all,Zhu Yao's Discrimination of Ancient Finuterprets Li Bai's Fu in many pertinent places,but also in many insufficient places.However,no matter whether it is a gain or a loss,it is undoubtedly of great significance for future generations to appreciate and study Li Bai's Fu for their references and lessons.
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