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Biography
editBiographic information about Song Yu tends to be anecdotal, rather than truly historical,[2] and little reliable information about Song's life exists.[3] Historical accounts agree that Song was from the state of Chu, and was born in the city of Yan 鄢 (modern Yicheng, Hubei Province), and lived during the reign of King Xiang of Chu (r. 298–263 BC).[4]
Works
editAccording to the section covering literature and art in the Book of Han, Song wrote 16 works, but only 14 of them have been handed down, such as Jiu Bian and Dengtuzi Haose Fu (
Song Yu's main contribution to Classical Chinese poetry can be considered to be the development of the theme of nature together with an implicit sense of inherent pathos.[7] Apart from proving a rich source of reference points for Chinese poets in centuries to come, many Chinese idioms that are still widely used today can be traced back to his poems.
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ In this Chinese name, the family name is Song.
References
edit- ^ Hawkes, 207-8
- ^ Hawkes, 207–208
- ^ Knechtges (2014), p. 1007.
- ^ Knechtges (2014), p. 1008.
- ^ Hawkes, 208
- ^ Hawkes, 207–208
- ^ Hawkes, 208
Further reading
edit- Hawkes, David, ed. (2011). The Songs of the South: An Ancient Chinese Anthology of Poems by Qu Yuan and Other Poets. London: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-044375-2.
- Knechtges, David R. (2014). "Song Yu
宋 玉 ". In Knechtges, David R.; Chang, Taiping (eds.). Ancient and Early Medieval Chinese Literature: A Reference Guide, Part Two. Leiden: Brill. pp. 1007–1022. ISBN 978-90-04-19240-9. - Jiang, Liangfu. "Song Yu". Encyclopedia of China (Chinese Literature Edition) (1st ed.). Archived from the original on 29 September 2007.