Study on' Nostalgia' Imagery in Taiwan's Modern Poetry ──A Case Study of Yu Guang-Zong and Xi Mu-Rong
| Autor: | Chang, ching Jin, 張青紟 |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Druh dokumentu: | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Popis: | 104 Study on “Nostalgia” Imagery in Taiwan’s Modern Poetry —A Case Study of Yu Guang-Zhong and Xi Mu-Rong Graduate Student: Chang, Ching-Jin Advisor: Chen, Chih-Fan Graduated Program of Taiwan Studies for In-service Teachers, National Tsing Hua University Abstract The study focuses on the poems of Yu Guang-Zhong and Xi Mu-Rong regarding nostalgia from the perspective of “human geography,” supplemented by the theories of Yi-Fu Tuan, Raymond Williams, Gason Bachela and so on to explain how these writers started from the sense of place to develop into group and cultural identity and to build the writing relation of “places” to “nostalgia.” Meanwhile, the author intends to clarify the nostalgia writings and generation differences of Yu Guang-Zhong and Xi Mu-Rong, and their contradictions between China complex and Taiwan complex. Additionally, their differences in “nostalgia imagery” are compared based on the four aspects of history, geography, culture and identity. Last but not the least, the study concludes that the two poets show their respective uniqueness in “nostalgia writings” on their the content of their works and literary skills due to gender and ethnic differences. The study found that: these two poets have profound Chinese literacy, and they possess the artistic conceptions of classic literature. Therefore, there are quite a few similarities between the works of the two poets in which they commemorate the history of their hometowns, embrace the fragrance of their land, or lament for great changes their country has gone through, and express their aspirations for and identity with cultures. The study found the following meanings of “nostalgia imagery” in the two poets’ modern poety: I. Historical witness of great migration: both Yu Guang-Zhong and Xi Mu-Rong wrote about nostalgia memories in that space-time background and after opening up the cross-strait relations. Upon beginning to encounter others in the United States, Yu’s strong ethnic feelings grew from reflecting himself by the gaze of Americans and exotic culture, and he refused to blend in the American culture. Xi showed her inner struggle and feeling of solitude while studying abroad when facing the opposition on the Manchu-Han relation. II. The meaning in the development history of Taiwan literature: nostalgic literature is a branch of Taiwan literature. Nostalgia writings enrich the content of Taiwan literature. III. The multi-layered nature and correlation of nostaliga imagery: historical nostalgia is the accumulation of local memories, geographic nostalgia is a feeling toward a place, cultural nostalgia is the subconsciousness of local people, and identity nostalgia is the spiritual belonging of local people. The change of landscapes leads to the fracture of history and causes the amnesia of culture and vagueness of identity. IV. Entire differences in Chinese cultural imagery: Yu Guang-Zhong likes to use historical characters and wars in allusions as historical imagery, plants, climate and the Great Wall as geographic imagery, works of art as cultural imagery, and exotic writings to inspire the self-esteem of a nation as identity imagery. Xi Mu-Rong’s nostalgia writings use the moon and trees without an annual ring to represent the eternity of time, the Great Wall and scenery beyond the Great Wall as geographic imagery, Mongolian and saddles as cultural imagery, and dialogs with wild geese to show her homesickness for her hometown as identity imagery. Therefore, there is an obvious contrast between their subjects. V. Facing hometowns in their imaginations again—the development and redefinition of nostalgia: Yu Guang-Zhong’s nostalgia is irretrievable sadness. When Xi Mu-Rong set her foot on the Mongolian Plateau, she was totally fascinated, but she was also concerned about the predicament her tribal people had to face regarding the calamity of their land. Keywords: Nostalgia, imagery, the sense of place, emotional structure; identity. |
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