The Transformation of Han Yu’s Images from Middle Tang to Early North Sung Dynasties
Date Issued
2009
Date
2009
Author(s)
Wu, Li-Jen
Abstract
During the past, there were huge amounts of research of Han Yu(768-824) which were mostly about Han Yu himself including his articles and his thoughts, etc. This research explores three stages of transformative images of Han Yu: (1)Middle Tang (Han Yu’s living time); (2)Late Tang, Five Dynasties; (3)Early North Sung. I have collected all sources about Han Yu from Middle Tang to Early North Sung in hand and then started my research. an Yu’s active period is Middle Tang, and people at that time had five significant aspects understanding him: first aspect was the Ku-wen(Classical Style) advocator; the second was the writer of quaint poetry; in addition to the image of remarkable litterateur, he had other images like the talent of writing narrations, the politician, and a new kind of confucian scholar.he main image of Han Yu in Late Tang and Five Dynasties was a litterateur who is skilled in writing. Moreover, there were other images like: promoting proteges; the talent of writing narrations; expressing Buddhism and Taoism which Han Yu disagree with in the form of fables or satires; the politician; a new kind of Confucian scholar.rom the period of Middle Tang to Late Tang and Five Dynasties, the image of Han Yu as a new kind of Confucian scholar was quite subtle. Up to Early North Sung, there were considerably increasing of historical materials about Han Yu as a Confucian scholar and his historical status had been promoted dramatically. This was the most obvious image transitions of Han Yu during Tang to Sung. In this research, I also discuss raptures and continuities of his different images of talents of poetry, the talent of writing narrations, the politician, and activities of excluding Buddhism and Taoism.omprehensively, Han Yu’s talent of literature was highly valued in Tang and Five Dynasties and his contribution of Confucianism was more highlighted in Early North Sung. The transitions of time and culture have made different parts of Han Yu featured.
Subjects
Han Yu
the ku-wen movement
Confucian revival
the Tang-Sung transition
Neo-Confucianism
Type
thesis
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