A study of Li Panlong's mimetic poems

Abstract

The research topic of this thesis is “A Study of Li Panlong’s Mimetic Poems”. Mimetic Poems are poems that imitate classical poems. Generally speaking, writers of Mimetic Poems tend to mimic poets who lived in earlier dynasties and had great achievements in poetry, in a way that the original outer language styles and inner spiritual essences are usually inherited. This thesis focused on the study of Li Panlong’s theory on poetry and his Mimetic Poems. From both the theoretical and practical points of view, the imitating situations of his poems were evaluated.

This Paper analyzed Li Panlong’s Mimetic Poems from the perspectives of linguistics and psychology. The phenomenon of Li PanLong’s language usage in his Mimetic Poems was grasped through the theory of language as medium. Li Panlong’s state of mind when creating his Mimetic Poems was studied through the theory of literature psychology. Aiding with the method of “Close Reading”, Li Panlong’s Mimetic Poems were analyzed in details. Also, using the way of “Zhiren Lunshi”, the relationship between Li Panlong’s behavior of imitating and the social context in his times were discussed.

After throughout study of Li Panlong’s theory on poetry and his Mimetic Poems, it was discovered that his theory on poetry was applicable in his Mimetic Poems. There were some “Niguyuefu” of Li Panlong which preserved the original outer language styles, some which inherited the inner spiritual essences, and some in which new elements of language were created. As for his “Nigushi”, the requirements of “Shu”, “He” and “Li” in his theory on poetry were fulfilled in the following sense. First, Li Panlong was familiar (“Shu”) with the works of Previous dynasties. Then either he ensured that the outer language styles of his “Nigushi” were similar (“He”) to the original works or he got rid of (“Li”) the influence of language in the original works, shifted to the standpoint of a critic, as well as supplemented and commented works of previous dynasties by the way of poetry imitating. Therefore, his theory and practice on poetry formed a mutual supporting system.

本論文的研究題目是〈李攀龍的摹擬詩研究〉。所謂“摹擬詩”，是通過摹擬古代詩歌而建構出來的詩歌模式。一般而言，摹擬詩具有明確的摹擬對象，而摹擬對象又是前朝有成就的詩人詩作，以追求所擬詩的外在詩學語言形式與內在精神意趣為要旨。本論文就是針對李攀龍的詩學理論及摹擬詩進行研究，從理論和實踐兩方面觀照李攀龍的詩歌摹擬情況。 本論文從語言、心理兩個角度進行研究，運用文學語言中介理論來把握李攀龍摹擬詩的語言面貌；利用文藝心理學理論來分析李攀龍的摹擬心理。並輔以“文本細讀”的方法，細緻分析李攀龍的摹擬詩； 同時以“知人論世”的方式，探討李攀龍的摹擬行為與其身處時代的關係。 筆者研究李攀龍的詩學理論與摹擬詩後，發現李攀龍的摹擬詩大體能貫徹其詩學理論。其擬古樂府既有“胡寬營新豐” 式的形似摹擬，也有“伯樂論天下馬”式的神似摹擬，更有做到“日新富有”的李氏新樂府。其擬古詩，則謹遵其詩學理論中“熟”、“合”、“離”的要求，先“熟”讀前人作品，進而在摹擬時，或力求擬作語言風貌“合”於原作；或儘量遠“離”原作的語言影響，站在評論者的立場，通過擬作補足、評論前人作品。其詩學理論與實踐因此形成了一個相互印證的嚴謹系統。