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The Characteristics, Status and Influence of PreTang Fu De Poetry

  

  1. School of Liberal Arts, Fuyang Teachers' College, Fuyang, Anhui 236041 China
  • Online:2012-01-15 Published:2012-01-15

Abstract: Fu De poem is a category of poetry newly coming into being during Yongming Period in Nan Dynasty as a result of literati' s impromptu chanting songs on different subjects. The title formats of PreTang Fu De poem include 'Fu…De…Poem', '…Fu De…Poem', 'Fu De…Poem', all meaning'a Fu De poem on…' The subjects of PreTang Fu De poetry are mainly chanting things, rymes, Yue Fu, and parting feelings. The meters of PreTang Fu De poem are typically Wu Yan Si Yun, Qi Yan, and Za Yan, with Wu Yan Si Yun as the majority. As for their rhymes, most have a Ping tonal rhyme, while Ze tonal rhyme and rhyme shifts are rare. Poem composition with shared rhyme and rhyming in the title also appeared during that time. The works of PreTang Fu De poetry promoted the establishments of the three representative poem groups of Nan Chao Yong Ming style, court style, and Chen Hou Zhu style, all of which exerted farreaching influence on the pursuit of initiative new changes of Nan Tang Poetry. They also contributed to the great progress of poetry after Qi and Liang dynasties by making it a feature for QiLiang poetry to be short in verse style, accurate and elegant in meaning, highly refined in prosody, beautiful and gorgeous in language, and etc.