Interpretation of Fu Living at the Top of the Mountain 山居賦 written by Xie Lingyun Cover Image

Interpretacja Fu o zamieszkiwaniu na górze 山居賦 Xie Lingyuna
Interpretation of Fu Living at the Top of the Mountain 山居賦 written by Xie Lingyun

Author(s): Anna Izabella Król
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Other Language Literature
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: fu; mountains; Taoism; Buddhism; commentary

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents Interpretation of Fu living at the top of the mountain 山居賦 written by Xie Lingyun. Xie wrote 山居賦 in the period 423–26. He also wrote an extensive commentary to the poem in which he explains in prose many of the details that the mentions in the fu proper. Xie Lingyun’s account of his mountain estate reflect new ideas about mounatin viewing and visualization that has emerged in the early fourth century.

  • Issue Year: 64/2016
  • Issue No: 9
  • Page Range: 5-24
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish