The Study Of Yu Xin’s Literary Form

The introduction of this thesis explains the study background and significance of Yu Xin’s literary form, analyzes the change of Yu Xin’s indite style in the conflict between the South and the North in the end of Six Dynasty, and details the meaning and later evaluation of the change. Here comes the literature review of Yu Xin’s literary form study.The first chapter is material and contents of Yu Xin’s literary form. The first section is Golden Valley and Dense Forest——pieces about social intercourse and writings instructed by the emperor. When he held office at court in Liang Kingdom, Yu Xin’s literary form was mainly about lords’lives in royal court. At that moment, his vision was shallow and the scope of material was narrow. When he lived in the North, his writings of court form in the mood of depress became classic and elegant, having the tendency of detailed statement and exaggerate modification, and being full of literary quotations and reasoning and associations. The second section is about turmoil, departure and living away from home——pieces full of benevolence and sympathy. The change of Yu Xin’s ideas and indite style was starting at the time of Hou Jing Turmoil. When he held office at court in the North, Yu Xin’s material and content of literary form were mainly about turmoil, departure and living away from home, full of benevolence, sympathy and worry about motherland and hometown, and suffering from unwillingly being an official in a foreign kingdom. The third section is about how to bear the situation——pieces of living in seclusion and feeling sad with the coming of autumn. Yu Xin hoped to be out of touch and stick to his own morals. The aim of living in seclusion was to avoid danger and secure his safety. As the matter of fact, he could not live in seclusion indeed. He felt sad with the coming of autumn not only because he was no longer young, but also because he sighed with feeling of life loss and destroy from foreign force. He used scenery in autumn to contrast the scene of desolation and asperity, and attach a moral to tragic life with everything being gone. The fourth section is Ode of Mourning Jiangnan——discrimination of“using literary form to record history”. The form and frame of Ode of Mourning Jiangnan is powerful and grand, and the meaning of it is deep and profound. Yu Xin uses extremely desolate, pretty, classic and elegant language to sum up the revulsion of all orders of society in the end of Liang Dynasty and therefore he has the reputation of“using literary form to record history”.The second chapter is form characteristics and techniques of expression of Yu Xin’s literary form. The first section is characteristic of“being elegant, smooth, fresh and gorgeous”——transform from literary form to poem. There are numerous poem-structured drills in Yu Xin’s literary form and such drill has the feature of poem when he captures imagoes and expresses implications. Literary form of poem feature not only has the advantage of poem which is simple, pretty, and flexible, but also depicts a subject thoroughly and brightly, has a remote spirit and idea, transfers imagoes swiftly, and has a jumping thought. The second section is characteristic of“language being regular”——literary form transforming to rhythmical prose style. The later stage of Yu Xin’s literary form is mainly about narration and implication, adding some lirico. At this time, his style was deep and profound. He wrote with power and vigor, stressed to transform the literary form to rhythmical prose style, and employed many literary quotations. Literary form of rhythmical prose style adds the features of elegance and gravity, simplicity and orderliness, and sonorous and forceful phonology. The third section is characteristic of“expand of literary form narrative function and using all types of literature”. Yu Xin uses poem style, rhythmical prose style, essay style and Lisao style to expand expression scope of literary form, and injects new life into literary form, so that literary form has the advantages and functions of all types of literature.The third chapter is acceptance and influence of Yu Xin’s literary form. The first section is discrimination of“gathering the highest achievements of Six Dynasty and leading the road of Four Excellent People”. The earlier stage, Yu Xin was immersed and nurtured in the pretty style of the north, and the later stage, he drew the fresh and sheer style of the north. Yu Xin was good at all types of literature, changed styles frequently, and influenced a generation. When the style changed gradually during Sui Dynasty and Tang Dynasty, Yu Xin’s form and style continued naturally and had great influence on“Four Excellent People”in the early Tang Dynasty. The second section is exploits through a thousand years which was argued in the past dynasties. Yu Xin was thought as“a guilty person of literary form”. Literature has the function of education and conversion, so we often assess a writing on the basis of the prosperity and decline of the age. Yu Xin’s literary form works used numerous literary quotations and there were frequent adverse opinions in the past dynasties. Yu Xin lost dependence and normal action, and was criticized because he held office at court in many different foreign kingdoms. Many people understand him and show sympathy for him. The third section is the change from an artist to an official having morals——historical repeat of Yu Xin phenomenon. As far as realm is concerned, Yu Xin’s early stage woks were as pretty and fresh as Li Houzhu’s and his later stage works were even more spacious and profound than Li Yu’s. His works especially accorded with Wang Guowei’s meaning of“the change from an artist to an official having morals”. Li Yu (Houzhu)’s change of experiences and meanings, his literature achievement and his influence on later ages are historical repeat of Yu Xin.The conclusion is that Yu Xin was good at all types of literature, changed styles frequently, and led the road of Four Excellent People. The change of Yu Xin’s indite style was due to the change of writing environment and states of mind, so we cannot divide Yu Xin’s early and later stage writings. Yu Xin created a new form on the basis of literary form, collected numerous material, and established high-remote literature subjects. Grand material, superb talent, and profound experience established his historical status of linking between past and future, and carrying on past traditions and opening up a way for those who follow in the intercourse of Sui Dynasty and Tang Dynasty.