2003 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

A comprehensive study on the literature of Southern Song, Jin and Yuan dynasty

Research Project

Project/Area Number	13610535
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	中国語・中国文学
Research Institution	KYOTO UNIVERSITY
Principal Investigator	KIN Bunkyo Kyoto University, Institute for Research in Humanities, professor, 人文科学研究所, 教授 (60127074)
Project Period (FY)	2001 – 2003
Keywords	Nanxi / Guo Jujing / Baixiangshixuan / Yuan dramas / Yuankan-Zaju-sanshizhong
Research Abstract	I have researched on the relationship between the vulgar literature and the classical literature in Southern Song, Jin and Yuan dynasty, also its social background. For this purpose, I have made three studies as below. 1 How the increase of literati class in Southern Song period influenced the development of vulgar literature of this age, analyzing some Nanxi dramas, which dealt with Zhuangyuan, who passed the Keju examination as top average. 2 A study on Baixiangshixuan, selected one hundred poems on fragrant flowers written by Guo Jujing of Yuan dynasty, which I have discovered its Japanese manuscript of 16^<th> century. 3 A study on Yuankan-Zaju-sanshizhong which is the oldest texts of Yuan dramas.