On Intertextuality and Connotative Multiplications of Dao Lang's Song The Rakshasa Kingdom
Dao Lang's song The Rakshasa Kingdom uses the classical satire The City of Rosha from Pu Songling's Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio(Liaozhai Zhiyi)for reference.It uses music to interpret the absurd spectacle of the world where beauty and ugliness are indistinguishable with good and evil reversed.In the meanwhile,its multiple metaphors have triggered a chain of interpretations and ironic associations among fans,Internet users and the fashioni-stas,including the"populist justice"carried out for Dao Lang by Internet users spontaneously.In fact,the musical hyper-text The Rakshasa Kingdom not only draws from Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio,but also communicates with many outstanding traditional Chinese literature.In the context of intertextuality,it has achieved a deep integra-tion of aesthetic connotations and ideological qualities.It also has explored new paths for pop music to absorb energy in the Chinese aesthetic spirit.The musical hyper-text The Rakshasa Kingdom revolves around the"empathy"meas-ure which goes beyond time and space,depicting many absurdities with expressions of laughter,anger,and satire.The song is a legendary chapter of contemporary art interweaving rational thinking and common emotions for aesthetic communication.It links pop music with the complex social reality closely,and guides the public to think about"fun-damental human issues"consciously,such as self-loss under the control of discourse and the abuse of power.The Rakshasa Kingdom uses music to showcase the thinking of the era.
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