| There are currently a total of 80 Yuefu poems by Xiao Gang,mainly distributed in the songs of drums and drums,Xianghe songs,and Qing and Shang songs.Compared to the Yuefu poems by Shen Yue,Yu Xin,and others in the Southern Dynasty,which were mainly concentrated in the songs of suburban temples and Yan Shege,Xiao Gang’s Yuefu poems have almost no corresponding works.Therefore,Xiao Gang’s Yuefu poems are not only numerous in the Southern Dynasty,but also have literary significance and high research value.This article mainly discusses the background of Xiao Gang’s Yuefu poetry creation,the essence of Yuefu poetry,its main content,artistic characteristics,and its impact on future generations.This article is divided into an introduction and five chapters.The introduction section first discusses the significance of selecting the topic of Xiao Gang’s Yuefu poetry,and then elaborates on the current research status of Xiao Gang’s poetry,palace style poetry,chanting poetry,frontier fortress poetry,and Yuefu poetry.Finally,the research method of this article is clarified.The first chapter examines the creative background of Xiao Gang’s Yuefu poetry.Firstly,it mainly examines the establishment of the Yuefu institutions and the reform of the Yuefu system in the Liang Dynasty;Secondly,from the perspective of literary groups,the development of the New Transformation Thought in Liang Dynasty literature was analyzed.When the Xiao Gang Literary Group dominated the Liang Dynasty literary world,the New Transformation Thought reached its peak and had a great impact on literary creation at that time.The second chapter mainly focuses on the textual research of Xiao Gang’s Yuefu poetry.Part of Xiao Gang’s old title "Yuefu Skill" is a direct inheritance of the storytelling skill of ancient Ci,while part is a transformation of the character image and theme of the ancient Ci skill based on the inheritance.Xiao Gang’s new title "Yuefu Skills" mainly comes from ancient Ci skills,love between men and women,and play life.The third chapter discusses the main content of Xiao Gang’s Yuefu poetry.Firstly,this article discusses the longing and sorrow of women for men in Xiao Gang’s Yuefu poetry;Secondly,Xiao Gang’s Yuefu poems depict the landscape and folk activities of picking lotus in the Jiangnan water town;Finally,Xiao Gang’s frontier fortress Yuefu poetry vividly and meticulously depicts the harsh environment and tense fighting process outside the fortress,and showcases heroic spirit and a longing for returning home.The fourth chapter mainly discusses the artistic characteristics of Xiao Gang’s Yuefu poetry.Firstly,Xiao Gang expanded the scope of using the method of assigning questions and made it more flexible in its application;Secondly,Xiao Gang’s Yuefu poetry not only delicately portrays female images,but also delicately depicts scenery;Thirdly,the use of allusions in Xiao Gang’s Yuefu poetry is relatively clever,adept at using allusions to express emotions and aspirations,and recombining allusions;Fourth,some of the western songs created by Xiao Gang are more popular in the use of images,with a tendency to sing to each other and a strong secularization flavor,which reflects Xiao Gang’s love for western songs and the uniqueness of his creation;Fifthly,Xiao Gang attempted to create Yuefu poetry in various poetic styles,with the majority being five characters.Some Yuefu poetry was first written by Xiao Gang in seven characters,emphasizing the duality of sound and rhythm,and possessing the embryonic form of rhythmic poetry.Chapter 5 analyzes the status and influence of Xiao Gang’s Yuefu poetry.Xiao Gang applied the theory of palace style to the creation of Yuefu poetry,leading the creation of palace style Yuefu poetry at that time and in future generations;Part of the Yuefu poetry titles were first written by Xiao Gang on the frontier fortress theme,which reflects Xiao Gang’s pioneering work in frontier Yuefu poetry.The conclusion section is a summary of this article,indicating the uniqueness of Xiao Gang’s Yuefu poetry and its important value and significance in the history of Yuefu literature. |
