abstract: Li He (790-816), an outstanding poet full of literary talent in
classical Chinese poem history, his poignant words, incredible literary construction, nether artistic conception and nuanced peculiar poem style owned him the reputation of “ghostly, demonic genius” 鬼才. Scholars demonstrated that his ghostly and demonic style has much to do with the special imagery and allusion in his poetry. However, this kind of ghostly appeal of literature exactly have much to do with the large quantity of sensory vocabulary that the poet is expert in using in his poems, which evokes resonance from the readers/audiences. Li He fuses visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory and tactile sensation in his poems, building up his special writing style, evoking and creating a sensorial space for readers. The thesis concentrates on analyzing the sensory vocabulary in Li He’s poetry, sonic depiction in particular, which are rarely discussed before, based on which making further conclusion about the artistic conception and the special style of Li He’s poetry. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis East Asian Languages and Civilizations 2015
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:asu.edu/item:34934 |
| Date | January 2015 |
| Contributors | Wen, Yu (Author), West, Stephen H. (Advisor), Ling, Xiaoqiao (Committee member), Oh, Young Kyun (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher) |
| Source Sets | Arizona State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Masters Thesis |
| Format | 81 pages |
| Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/, All Rights Reserved |
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