2002 10 1-28 Inquiry into Yan Yan-Zhi s The Chant of Five Virtuous Men and Xiao Tong s The Chant of Shan Tao and Wang Rong Chiang Chien-Chun National Cheng Kung University Abstract 1
In the Southern Dynasty Sung, Yan Yan-Zhi composed The Chant of Five Virtuous Men, in this chant, he praised The Seven Virtuous Men in the Bamboo Forest, but he dismissed Shan Tao and Wang Rong intentionally. He said that they were noble and famous ; therefore, he discarded them. However, in my point of view, I assert that the reason why he did not praise Shan-Tao and Wang-Rong is that he thought Shan and Wang rose and sank with the world, good at grasping the chances, and seemed like losing the spirit of Bamboo Forest. Meanwhile, in this dissertation, I traced back to the background when Yan Yan-Zhi composed The Chant of Five Virtuous Men. From Jin Dynasty to Sung Dynasty, experiencing Emperor Sao and King Ru-Lin s death, till Emperor Wen purged his government and eliminated primary minister s Yi-Kang clique. Yan-Zhi was in the period of political conflict and group dispute; due to his forthrightness, he disobeyed those who held the power. Therefore, he was exiled to other places to be a prefecture chief twice and was punished to feel remorse on his own for seven years; hence, out of resentment, he composed The Chant of Five Virtuous Men. this work had gained a lot of reputation ever since, because his evaluation matched the character and behavior of Five Virtuous Men. In order to know the exact meaning of The Chant of Five Virtuous Men, The Ism of Seven Virtuous Men, which was written by Shen Yue as well is analyzed in this dissertation. Finally, two poems The Chant of Shan Tao and Wang Rong composed by Zhao-Ming the Prince Royal are discussed deeply, the explaination is offered for two poems which are not composed referring to the rise of hatred after the Event of Burying Wax Goose happened. When Xiao Tong compiled Wen-Xuan a well-known selection noted for essays of florid style of early centuries, he made up a deficiency that Yan Yan-Zhi didn t praise Shan and Wang and affirmed again that Shan and Wang could get along with their emperor very well. Key Words: the Chant of Five Virtuous Men, The Seven Virtuous Men in the Bamboo Forest, Shi-Shou-Shin-Yu, Zhao-Ming Wen-Xuan, Noble and famous, The Eight Virtuous Men, The mandate of a family 2
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