Abstract
The fluidity of ancient Chinese texts results in the transformation of a certain text as well as the possibility for the text to be adapted, continued or rewritten, thus forming different “textual clusters.” In this process, the “historical value” and “didactic function” of the text also change accordingly. In Elucidation of Fu of The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons, Liu Xie listed eight fu masters in the Western Han dynasty. Lu Jia, Mei Gao and Dongfang Shuo were included as famous fu masters thanks to the construction by later generations, which embodied the features of “fluidity of texts” and “construction of fu authors.” From a theoretical perspective, this phenomenon also reflected the profound social meaning behind the text.
Keywords
fluidity of texts; construction of fu authors; Records of the Grand Historian; The Book of Han; The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons
First Page
146
Last Page
153
Recommended Citation
Sun, Shaohua. 2024. "“Fluidity of Texts” and “Construction of Fu Authors”: A Discussion of the Rise and Fall of Schools of Fu Writers in the Early Han Dynasty." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 43, (4): pp.146-153. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol43/iss4/15
