The New Finding of Fu(赋): The Theoretical Contribution of Yuan Zhen and Bai Juyi

Fu(赋) was one of the writing styles of Poem Liuyi(六义),which had features of narration in details and arrangement of sections and chapters.In the Mid-Tang Dynasty,Yuan Zhen and Bai Juyi were encouraged and stimulated by Yuefu(乐府) and the rising narrative literature.Thus the method of Fu presenting the reality was a new finding by Yuan Zhen and Bai Juyi,which was not only regarded as the writing style of poem,but also was used in constructing sections and chapters,which made the narrative function of poem develop greatly and consolidated the tendency of poem transforming into prose.The new finding of Fu and its influence affected the poem style in Song Dynasty.