A study of "Ganyu poetry" of Tang dynasty

In the history of Chinese literature, poetry is undoubtedly the most significant genre that could represent the Tang Dynasty. There were many great poets including Li Bai and Du Fu who wrote regarding a rich variety of topics. This thesis attempts to study the research works of Ganyu Poetry in the perspective of the literature history and aesthetic conception. It is hoped that this dissertation can give readers a clear understanding of Ganyu Poetry in the Tang Dynasty. Through studying the themes and aesthetic features and of Ganyu Poetry, we could discuss this kind of poetry written in different centuries. As the basis of this study is the "Quantangshi", the content and the aesthetic features of Tang Ganyu Poetry will be discussed. "Quantangshi", is a collection of the primary source of Tang poetry published in the Qing Dynasty, that was amended by different scholars. The 74 poems with the theme of Ganyu Poetry from Tang Ganyu Poetry will be studied. There are five chapters in this thesis, preceded by an introduction. Chapter one deals with the introduction of the structure of this thesis, the literature review, the research methods and the significance of the research. Chapter two explains the definition of Ganyu Poetry based on the literature review and previous research conducted by other scholars in order to define the meaning of Ganyu in this thesis and design the scope of study. Chapter three discusses the development of Ganyu Poetry in the early Tang, mid Tang and late Tang periods. Chapter four makes an analysis of the aesthetic features of in Tang Dynasty in order to give us a thorough understanding on Ganyu Poetry. Chapter five, the concluding chapter, summarizes the arguments stated in this thesis. 一代有一代之文學，最能代表唐代的文學是詩歌，詩人輩出，如李白、杜甫；詩派紛繁，題材多變。唐代感遇詩是十分重要的唐詩類別，不少作家均曾創作感遇詩，如陳子昂和張九齡。本論文選擇研究唐代感遇詩這個題目，以整體的文學史視野來研究唐代感遇詩的論著，運用美學觀念分析的研究。本文也希望能藉今次研究，加深我們對唐代感遇詩的認識，並且能對「感遇」這種文學的主題類型和美學特質加深理解，恊助我們討論不同時代的「感遇類」詩詞作品。 本論文將以《全唐詩》作為研究基礎，研究唐代感遇詩的內容和美學特徵。《全唐詩》是清代的唐詩總集，後經不同的學者修正，收錄第一手紥實的唐詩材料，作為研究的根據。本人搜尋《全唐詩》中以「感遇」為題的詩歌作為研究對象，共有74首詩，全文分為五個章節，第一章是導論，介紹全文的架構、研究回顧、研究方法和研究重要。第二章對「感遇詩」作出定義，爬疏文獻資料和前人學者的研究，說明本文對「感遇」的理解，劃出一個研究範圍。第三章會探討「感遇詩」在初唐、盛唐、中唐和晚唐發展情況，勾勒唐代感遇詩的發展概況。第四章以美觀念切入，探討唐代感遇詩的美學特質，配合第三章的主題分析，讓我們更全面認識唐代感遇詩。最後，第五章是結論，總結全文的論點。published_or_final_versionChinese Language and LiteratureMasterMaster of Art