The Aesthetic and Dual Literary Implications of Yu Xin's Use of Numbers in Parallel Prose
Yu Xin is a great writer of parallel prose in late Six Dynasties.With proficient artistic skills and outstanding literary achievements,his works were renowned in academic community and set examples for later generations.Reading all of his parallel proses,we could obviously find that there are many numbers embedded in the sentences,reflecting a kind of atmosphere of the writing of parallel prose in Six Dynasties.Yu had two different ways in the use of numbers:imaginary writing and realistic writing,as he mainly used the former and occasionally use the latter for supplement.The position of the numbers was flexible and diverse,they could be placed at the beginning,middle or the end of sentences.No matter where they were,numbers in two sentences always corresponded with each other,showed the beauty of symmetrical balance and neat harmony.From the point of view of the rhythm,the level tone and the oblique tone of the two numbers were opposite,and the intonation was melodiously up-and-down,which effectively strengthened the aesthetic of the rhyme music.The integration of numbers and allusions contributed to the aesthetic of conciseness and elegance implicitness.Taking the actual creative process of Yu Xin's parallel prose into consideration,it could be inferred that the numbers contained dual literary meanings:the imaginary writing created emotional situation with numbers and allusions,increased the aesthetic interest and finally served lyric writing;while the realistic writing used numbers to narrate or explain facts,emphasize details,expand content,highlight image and enhance figurativeness,so as to realize the intention of narrative and depiction.
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