『全唐詩』에 나타난 모란꽃 묘사 분석

Abstract

This article was written to study the various symbols of the Peony in Tang Dynasty poetry by survey 『Quantangshi』. Various symbols of the Peony in 『Quantangshi』 are summarized as that : The first, the Peonya flowers have the purest beauty in itself and they are the forerunners of spring, it means that the peony full of expression of beauty and dignity, and the poetry of peony are generally expressed the symbol of beauty and the harbinger of spring. The second, Tang Dynasty and the poetry of peony have abundant influencing relationship. The social background at that time has a great effect on the prosperity of peony poem. The third, the poetry of peony are sometimes used of the expression of human will, sorrow. The Peony also have the destiny of rise and fall, and the properties easily caused its dignified appearance and memory. Cause of that point, man like the generic character of that flower. So, the peony were open expressed as intense of man and sorrow of life in Tang Dynasty. The fourth, the poet of peony poem often take critical estimate about the aspect of Tang Dynasty and social phenomenon. This means that peony poem already have the function of social reflection.