The Four Questions About Yinkuo

Yinkuo refers to a style in which the literary works of the predecessors are modified and corrected into a new form to achieve the author's artistic pursuit.Since the Song Dynasty,many literati have created works of Yinkuo which have a status that cannot be ignored in the "Zun Style" and "broken body" effects of poetry,lyrics and dramas.In recent years,many researchers have done useful research and explorations on Yinkuo,but these explorations are often one-sided.In order to study Yinkuo works in details,the author has carried out a textual collation and collections which cover all the Song,Jin and Yuan Dynasties aiming to have a more macroscopic view.Then form the "Four Questions of Yinkuo Study" by analysis of the poems,lyrics and dramas form the perspective of broken body in different genres of literature.This paper is divided into six parts four of which are the main content besides introduction and conclusion.The first chapter defines the concept of Yinkuo.Differs from making tunes by poetry,Yinkuo is to change the existing literary works into other existing tunes while making tunes by poetry is to create a new tune to sing the existing literary works.Yinkuo is also different from the sound poetry.Sound poetry in the Song Dynasty is more like a musical act while the creation of Yinkuo is a literary act.The definition of the Yinkuo is to modify and correct the entire literary works of the predecessors into a new genre to achieve the artistic pursuit of the author.The second chapter is Yinkuo and the poeticization of Song Ci.Taking the analysis of the creation of Yinkuo lyrics in the Song Dynasty as the starting point,this chapter analyzes the relationship between Yinkuo and the poeticization of the language and creating concept of Song Ci,then grasp the concept of Yinkuo and the trajectory of the poeticization of Song Ci.It is concluded that the Yinkuo lyrics of the Song Dynasty were the efforts of the literati in the Song Dynasty to make the lyric style "breaking out of position".The third chapter is Yinkuo and the dramatize of Yuan Ci.Taking the analysis of the creation of Yinkuo lyrics in the Jin and Yuan Dynasties as the starting point,this chapter analyzes the relationship between Yinkuo and the dramatize of the language and creating sentiment of Yuan Ci,then explains the phenomenon and essence of the infiltration between lyrics and dramas.It is concluded that the Yinkuo lyrics of the Yuan Dynasty were the explorations made by the literati in the Yuan Dynasty to save the inflexible trends of the lyric creation.The fourth chapter is Yinkuo and the elegance of Yuan Qu.Taking the analysis of the texts of Yinkuo dramas in the Yuan Dynasty,this chapter analyzes therelationship between Yinkuo and the elegance of the language and the creating sentiment of Yuan Qu,then focuses the study on the phenomenon that Yinkuo was used by the literati in the Yuan Dynasty to express emotions and ambitions.It is concluded that the Yinkuo drama was one of the methods that the literati take to return Yuan Qu to poetry and lyrics.