The poetry of Tang, and the chis of Song are both the greatest literary styles in Chinese literature. Chis was widespread in Tang Dynasty, Five Dynasty and Ten-Kindom preiod, and Song Dynasty. During these periods, the names of chis had been changed and the amount had enlarged as well. Some of chis were used quite often and became the top ten songs. However; some of them only used few times, then disappeared. From those chis, the rise and fall of the dynasties, the news of societies and their cultural orientation were revealed. The relationship of the tune and the content of chis was the source of the authors¡¦ inspiration. Therefore, the relationship of the tune and the content of chis is important. To be the researcher of chis, it is necessary to realize the origin of chis and make a thorough understanding of them. So as to the study of chis. In the dissertation, the researcher started from quantitative and qualitative methods, as well as counted the number of tunes, sorted by ¡§the rules of chis¡¨ of¸U¾ð (Qing Dynasty) and 838 tunes of chis. It was concluded that the authors of chis in Tang Dynasty, Five-Dynasty and Ten-Kindom period and Song Dynasty often used traditional culture and folk tales as metaphor and construct the principles of chis. This dessertation was divided into six parts. Except of introduction and conclusion, there are four chapters which contain one dynasty respectively. Tang Dynasty, Five-Dynasty and Ten-Kindom preiod, and Song Dynasty, were three important periods when chis emerged, expand and mature. The development of chis was discussed in chapter two, three, and four, respectively. By studying initial chis of the authors in these three periods, the relationship of the tune and the content of chis was concluded in chapter five, which is the major point of this dessertation. Hopefully, the relationship among the different authors, various places, and dynasties could be revealed. Therefore, to study ¡§ how did the people at that time handle the tune of chis?¡¨ is very important. The authors of the tonal pattern and rhyme scheme was the tune of chis, which was formed in the court music of Sui Dynasty. In Five-Dynasty and Ten-Kindom preiod, court music, foreign music and folk music combined into chis. This new literature style described the happiness or sadness of the people at that time and sutisfied their emotional needs. The conclusions of this dessertation 1.The relationship of the tune and the content of chis is determined. 2.The tune of chis is related to its content when it initialed. However, the tune and its content were enlarged and changed in Song Dynasty. 3.The sentences in chis were similar to those in poetry. The intertextuality might deserve to be discussed in further study.

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Thesis (M.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1982. / Cover title.

Thesis--M. Phil., University of Hong Kong.

In the history of Chinese literature, poetry is undoubtedly the most significant genre that could represent the Tang Dynasty. There were many great poets including Li Bai and Du Fu who wrote regarding a rich variety of topics. This thesis attempts to study the research works of Ganyu Poetry in the perspective of the literature history and aesthetic conception. It is hoped that this dissertation can give readers a clear understanding of Ganyu Poetry in the Tang Dynasty. Through studying the themes and aesthetic features and of Ganyu Poetry, we could discuss this kind of poetry written in different centuries. As the basis of this study is the "Quantangshi", the content and the aesthetic features of Tang Ganyu Poetry will be discussed. "Quantangshi", is a collection of the primary source of Tang poetry published in the Qing Dynasty, that was amended by different scholars. The 74 poems with the theme of Ganyu Poetry from Tang Ganyu Poetry will be studied. There are five chapters in this thesis, preceded by an introduction. Chapter one deals with the introduction of the structure of this thesis, the literature review, the research methods and the significance of the research. Chapter two explains the definition of Ganyu Poetry based on the literature review and previous research conducted by other scholars in order to define the meaning of Ganyu in this thesis and design the scope of study. Chapter three discusses the development of Ganyu Poetry in the early Tang, mid Tang and late Tang periods. Chapter four makes an analysis of the aesthetic features of in Tang Dynasty in order to give us a thorough understanding on Ganyu Poetry. Chapter five, the concluding chapter, summarizes the arguments stated in this thesis. 一代有一代之文學，最能代表唐代的文學是詩歌，詩人輩出，如李白、杜甫；詩派紛繁，題材多變。唐代感遇詩是十分重要的唐詩類別，不少作家均曾創作感遇詩，如陳子昂和張九齡。本論文選擇研究唐代感遇詩這個題目，以整體的文學史視野來研究唐代感遇詩的論著，運用美學觀念分析的研究。本文也希望能藉今次研究，加深我們對唐代感遇詩的認識，並且能對「感遇」這種文學的主題類型和美學特質加深理解，恊助我們討論不同時代的「感遇類」詩詞作品。 本論文將以《全唐詩》作為研究基礎，研究唐代感遇詩的內容和美學特徵。《全唐詩》是清代的唐詩總集，後經不同的學者修正，收錄第一手紥實的唐詩材料，作為研究的根據。本人搜尋《全唐詩》中以「感遇」為題的詩歌作為研究對象，共有74首詩，全文分為五個章節，第一章是導論，介紹全文的架構、研究回顧、研究方法和研究重要。第二章對「感遇詩」作出定義，爬疏文獻資料和前人學者的研究，說明本文對「感遇」的理解，劃出一個研究範圍。第三章會探討「感遇詩」在初唐、盛唐、中唐和晚唐發展情況，勾勒唐代感遇詩的發展概況。第四章以美觀念切入，探討唐代感遇詩的美學特質，配合第三章的主題分析，讓我們更全面認識唐代感遇詩。最後，第五章是結論，總結全文的論點。 / published_or_final_version / Chinese Language and Literature / Master / Master of Arts

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published_or_final_version / Chinese / Master / Master of Philosophy

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This thesis has two main objectives: to first discuss the defining characteristics of Chinese frontier poetry (biansaishi 边塞诗) while showing how this subgenre of poetry blossomed during the Tang 唐period prior to the An Lushan rebellion (anshizhiluan安史之乱), and then to focus on one Tang frontier poet in particular, Cen Shen 岑参 (715-770), for a sustained critical investigation into how the poet-narrators of his texts focalize three types of frontier settings, namely landscapes of intense heat, cold and vast distances. These two objectives necessitate dividing the thesis into a bipartite structure, which is further subdivided into six chapters. Chapters one through three address the first objective of the thesis, that of surveying frontier poetry as it pertains to the subgenre's flourishing during Tang period. Chapters four through six endeavour to traverse Cen Shen's frontier settings with a critical eye on uncovering patterns behind the manner in which the poet-narrators perceive China's borderland regions, and to show how these patterns are repeated across disparate poems where the frontier setting itself features prominently. The result of such an analysis is the realization of an underlying foundation of focalization connecting the poet-narrators in each of Cen Shen's three major frontier environements. / Graduate / 0305 / 0332 / 0289 / 0294 / 0401 / daymon@uvic.ca