A Study Of The Dunhuang Authors And Their Writing In The Gui-Yi-Jun Period

The Gui-Yi-Jun period of Dunhuang lasted from the Late Tang, the Five Dynasties until the Early Song periods. During this period, Dunhuang was under control of a relatively independent authority, and thus its own native literature features and the author team developed. Their life and writing became a typical microcosm of Dunhuang intelligentsia, and also made one side of Mu Fu literature at the time.This article does a comprehensive investigation to the Dunhuang authors and their writing in the Gui-Yi-Jun Period, including authors whose works can be seen. First of all, there is a brief introduction of their lives and works. Second, it analyzes the general characteristics of authors, including their surnames, life eras, social identities, cultural activities and so on. Further more, it will try to explore the causes and make a comparison with other Mu Fu authors. Then it makes a research to their works from aspects such as the themes, images, styles, thoughts, emotions and so on. Finally, as the works remain in the form of manuscripts, the article also discusses how they are copied and spread.Then some conclusions can be drawn:The authors of Dunhuang Gui-Yi-Jun period are mainly made of monk officials and Wen Li, who are often from the local big families. And their cultural activities are closely related to their social identities. Their literary works are quite stylized and practical. The works are copied in pieces, only the most classical of them have many copies, and there are no standard personal collections.