Title

Observations on the Accomplishments of Yang Hsiung’s Five Rhaposodies and his Aesthetic of Writings

Author

Sherman Chu

Genre

Article  

Pages

261-300

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Language

Chinese

Key words

composition, imitation, against the current

Abstract

      This paper intends to reveal Yang Hsiung’s astonishing accomplishments by detailed analyzing five selective rhapsodies of his. If he did draw his inspirations from some antecessors in composing those five pieces of work, Ssu-ma Hsiang-ju actually occupied a marginal place in them, which is against the general conception of Yang Hsiang’s rhapsodies.

    In addition, Yang Hsiang’s concepts concerning compositions and the aesthetic of writings will be discussed. The former will clarify the long-term misunderstanding of the role of imitation played in his compositions, and the latter may explain the special style of his rhapsodies