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Li Shangyin writing "on things" of nature origin
Shlenskaya, Maria ; Lomová, Olga (advisor) ; Andrš, Dušan (referee)
Thesis abstract The aim of this thesis is to provide a detailed analysis of the chosen poems "on things" of natural origin written by Li Shangyin and their interpretation. Based on the analysis, I will make an attempt to find out how the author handles the conventions of the yongwu genre, to what extent his poems "on things" correspond to the previous poetic tradition and to what extent they are innovative from the point of view of the choice of topics, symbolism, language techniques and the overall message of the poem. The opening chapter of the thesis includes Li Shangyin's biography, a short overview of his writings and basic approaches to their interpretation, as well as a brief introduction of the yongwu genre and the basic peculiarities of Li Shangyin's poems, which belong to this genre. The next chapter is the essential part of the thesis, which provides the actual analysis of the chosen poems, supplemented with prosaic literal translations. This part of the thesis consists of a few sections, which are dedicated either to some particular type of Li Shangyin's yongwu or to a precise aspect of his poems, which belong to this genre. The conclusion of this study is that Li Shangyin's greatest contribution to the tradition of the yongwu genre is the transformation of poems "on things" into a kind of...
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The motif of chrysanthemum in Song ci
Zábranská, Lenka ; Lomová, Olga (advisor) ; Andrš, Dušan (referee)
The thesis traces emergence of chrysanthemum, a favourite symbol in Chinese poetry, and discusses its various uses within the context of the Song ci poets. The chapters of the thesis focus on precising connotations and their transformations related to the chrysanthemum as one of the most frequently appearing flower motifs in Chinese literature and specification of the literary-historical description of the Song ci and yongwu evolution process. The thesis also aims to present connotations reflecting the evolution of Song lyrics from non-serious tunes to the official poetry, shift in using the motif in shi and ci poems and the presence of Tao Yuanming's and Qu Yuan's chrysanthemum motif in Song ci. It describes the extent in which the genre of Song ci modifies the meaning of motif; how much of the traditional meaning referring to Qu Yuan and Tao Yuanming is preserved and how does the ci genre influence traditional meaning and the general cultural cognizance attached to the motif. Attention is also paid to the process in which the meaning empties itself and becomes an ornamental motif indicating occasion and season of the year and evoking certain mood. Key words: chrysanthemum, Tao Yuanming 陶淵明, Song dynasty, ci 詞 poem, yongwu 詠物, flower motif
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