부산대학교 도서관

In interpreting Du Fu's poems in Tang Shi Bie Cai Ji (revised version), Shen Deqian frequently quoted from Qian Qianyi's Qian Zhu Du Shi. However, when it comes to satire of emperors in Du Fu's poems, Shen held very different views from Qian. This paper discusses the main differences between Qian and Shen in their interpretations of Du Fu's poems: while Qian emphasized on Du Fu's critical attitude towards emperors, Shen tended to look away or deny the criticism of emperors in Du Fu's poems. In addition, this paper analyzes the reasons why Shen and Qian have distinct viewpoints on Du's satire of emperors, by particularly emphasizing the influences of the different historical periods in which the two scholars lived. Many have argued that Qian's political failure in the late Ming Dynasty is an important affecting factor, while the crucial social change in Qian's time is often neglected: The authority of emperors had significantly decayed in the late Ming Dynasty and intellectuals began to challenge their emperors. As for Shen, this paper shows that he was suppressed by the emperor Qian Long's poetics of zhongxiao 忠孝 (loyalty and filial piety). This phenomenon not only demonstrates Shen's flattery as a civilian official, but also shows his self-censorship, self-repression by yielding to the poetry criticism trend of Qing.