Bianjing Spectacle: Soundscapes of Bianjing and Identities in Song Dynasty Literature  

作　　者：LI Gui 

机构地区：[1]School of Humanities,Shanghai Normal University,Shanghai 200234,China

出　　处：《Frontiers of Literary Studies in China-Selected Publications from Chinese Universities》2024年第1期77-102,共26页中国高等学校学术文摘·文学研究（英文版）

基　　金：interim result of the general project funded by the National Social Scienc eFoundation of China,titled“Compilation and Study of Book Slips Not Included in the Complete Song Prose and Research on the Compilation of Song Dynasty Book Slips”(Project No.20BZW060)。

摘　　要：By closely examining the literary works of the Song Dynasty,such as prose,poetry,rhyme-prose,lyrics,notes,and miscellaneous theses,this paper combines historical and literary evidence to rediscover the 13 types of soundscapes and their corresponding spaces in the Bianjing City,the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty,and it reveals the causes and historical-cultural significance of these soundscapes.Focusing on the key issues of soundscapes,this paper analyzes the sound spaces,identities,discourses,and literary achievements depicted in the writings about Bianjing.It argues that the“Bianjing Spectacle”of vendors’cries described by the Southern Song people can be used as a summary of the soundscape characteristics of Bianjing.Furthermore,it interprets the special silence,crying,and the absence of the sounds of production from an aesthetic perspective.By rediscovering,analyzing,and interpreting the soundscapes of Bianjing,this paper reveals significant differences between the Tang and Song dynasties at the sound level and differentiates various“auditory communities.”It thereby demonstrates the portrayal of Bianjing in Song literature,addresses theoretical hot topics in literature and geography,and builds on Marx’s arguments to propose that a thorough understanding of history,the world,and ourselves requires an in depth study of the soundscapes in literature.

关 键 词：Song literature Bianjing in the Northern Song Dynasty soundscapes IDENTITIES transformation during the Tang and Song dynasties 

分 类 号：I206[文学—中国文学]