2003•Journal of Hainan Normal UniversityRequires access
On Yu Da - fu's Old - style Poems
WU Li-yang
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Abstract
The ultimate domain of literature is aesthetics. Yu Da-fu's old-style poems, well-wrought with fresh artistic appeal and touching sentiment, are far above the poems written for art' s sake. Yu Da-fu's old-style poems bear much resemblance to those by Gong Zi-zhen, Huang Zhong-ze and Su Man-zhu in terms of tone, expression, style, temperament, etc. From his old-style poems one can discern the many facets of Yu's character: fervent but sorrowful, straightforward but rejected, frustrated but enthusiastic, etc. In a word, Yu's old-style poems are a combination of elegance and profundity.