Siya Liang

Siya Liang

June 01, 2025

Su Shi, "Dream" imagery, Huangzhou period.

The image of "dream" appears frequently in Su Shi's poems. In the Huangzhou period, the connotation of "dream" went through several stages of change, which is representative and special. This paper is an attempt to look at the change in Su Shi's thought from the change in the connotation of "dream" images during his time in Huangzhou -- from the shock of being deported to Huangzhou, filled with loneliness and bitterness, to the adaptation to the life of Huangzhou and the joy of going out to play, and then gradually turning to open-mindedness. Finally, through the integration of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, he reaches a spiritual state of transcendence and self-sufficiency. Through the comparative analysis with the "dream" images in the external appointment period to explore its specificity and causes, so as to understand the special change and presentation of "dream" images in the Huangzhou period of Su Shi.

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