A Study Of The Allusions Of "Shi Shuo Xin Yu" In Du Fu’s Poetry

The use of allusions is one of the common writing methods of ancient Chinese poets,and Using allusions of Du Fu is the epitome of allusions used by ancient Chinese poets.This article is divided into three parts to explore the allusions of Shi Shuo Xin Yu in Du Fu’s poetry:In the first part,the total number of allusions quoted from Shi Shuo Xin Yu in Du Fu’s poems is counted,and the allusions used in Du Fu’s poems are roughly classified according to the ideological content.Because the allusions of Du Fu’s poems in different periods are closely related to his living conditions,thoughts and emotions,and base on Du Fu’s life experiences,the allusions of Shi Shuo Xin Yu quoted in each period are investigated.It is concluded that Du Fu’s allusions in the period of his youth’s dissolute are more in line with the original intention of Shi Shuo Xin Yu,showing his pursuit of the Wei and Jin intellectuals’ excessive dust and vulgarity.Du Fu’s allusions had two main tendencies when he was trapped in Chang’an : Firstly,he praised people for their elegant manners and extraordinary manners;Secondly,he removed the wild absurdity contained in the allusions and added his own recognition of reality;and then he used the allusions of Shi Shuo Xin Yu again in the chaotic times.The combination of life and feeling is rather painful.In the second part,The author makes an overall investigation of causes and characteristics about Du’s poetry with the "Shi Shuo Xin Yu" allusion.Du Fu’s poetry frequently quotes the allusions of Shi Shuo Xin Yu.The reasons conclude several reasons: Firstly,Du Fu’s yearning for the free spirit of Shi Shuo Xin Yu.Secondly,the identity with the aesthetic ideal pursued by Shi Shuo Xin Yu.In addition,the similarity between the sorrow of Yongjia’s crossing South and the pain of Anshi’s turmoil also makes Du Fu frequently lament.There are two kinds of allusions in Shi Shuo Xin Yu: explicit quotation and implicit quotation.Semantically,there are "positive usage" or "negative usage" which inherit the original meaning of allusions or use it contrary to its original meaning.On allusions,predicative allusions and nominal allusions complement each other.The third part mainly discusses the practical significance of Du Fu’s allusions to Shi shuo xin yu and its internalization of the spirit of Shi shuo Xin yu.The practical significance of Du Fu’s allusions in Shi shuo is mainly embodied in three aspects: or praises Meishan people with the style and demeanor of the characters in Shi Shuo Xin Yu,or reflects the reality with the rational speculation contained in Shi Shuo Xin Yu,or uses the spirit of self-encouragement which is not exhausted in Shi Shuo Xin Yu,it reflects Du Fu’s living conditions and ideological trajectory.Du Fu’s internalization of the spirit of Shi shuo specifically refers to he inherited and transcended the spirit of Shi Shuo Xin Yu from three aspects: the choice of hermit,the taste of drinking and the change of behavior.On the one hand,Du Fu showed his helplessness and broad-mindedness in his choice of a reclusive official.Du Fu often used Wei and Jin romantic to self-dispatch and settle his mind,On the other hand,Du Fu often relied on the atmosphere of the Wei and Jin Dynasties to dispel himself and settle his mind.In the drinking situation,although when he was helpless,he also used alcohol to soothe his worries and comfort himself,under normal circumstances,he was more self-restraint and rational treatment different from the Wei and Jin literati’s drunkenness.On the one hand,Du Fu realized the true nature of the intellectuals in Wei and Jin Dynasties,on the other hand,he extended their personal gains and losses to others,and turned them into extended humanistic care,which eventually became the typical cultural personality of the intellectuals in China.