@article{ART003369479},
author={Yi Ji Eun},
title={The Blizzard-Swept Tavern in Shengjinge: A Metaphor for a Multi-Ethnic Society during the Little Ice Age},
journal={Journal of Chinese Language and Literature},
issn={1225-083X},
year={2026},
number={102},
pages={57-80},
doi={10.15792/clsyn..102.202608.57}
TY - JOUR
AU - Yi Ji Eun
TI - The Blizzard-Swept Tavern in Shengjinge: A Metaphor for a Multi-Ethnic Society during the Little Ice Age
JO - Journal of Chinese Language and Literature
PY - 2026
VL - null
IS - 102
PB - Chinese Literary Society Of Yeong Nam
SP - 57
EP - 80
SN - 1225-083X
AB - This study examines how the Little Ice Age of the thirteenth century catalyzed nomadic southward expansion and the resulting multi-ethnic convergence in Yuan dynasty drama, focusing on Wuhanchen’s ghost play Shengjinge生金閣. To bypass strict political censorship, the playwright employed meteorological snow and a confined tavern as indirect mediums to critique Mongol subjugation. First, the snow functions as an environmental signifier of the Little Ice Age, contrasting the ecological adaptability of the nomadic elite, who enjoy hunting in the storm, with the severe vulnerability of the Han protagonist, Guo Cheng. Second, the snow-sealed tavern operates as a microcosm of Yuan multi-ethnic society, highlighting the structural hierarchy and cultural friction between the dominant rulers and the marginalized Han. Third, the extortion of the heirloom Shengjinge, the plunder of Guo Cheng’s wife, and his tragic transformation into a headless ghost vividly dramatize the communal trauma of Han literati whose Confucian aspirations were incapacitated by systemic dispossession and the abolition of the civil service examinations. Ultimately, Shengjinge functions as an insightful indictment where environmental disaster and alien domination intersect.
KW - 소빙하기(Little Ice Age);원잡극(Yuan zaju);生金閣(Shengjinge);눈보라 모티프(snowstorm motif);주막 모티프(tavern motif);기후 재난(climate disaster);귀신극(ghost play);몰두귀(headless ghost)
DO - 10.15792/clsyn..102.202608.57
ER -
Yi Ji Eun. (2026). The Blizzard-Swept Tavern in Shengjinge: A Metaphor for a Multi-Ethnic Society during the Little Ice Age. Journal of Chinese Language and Literature, 102, 57-80.
Yi Ji Eun. 2026, "The Blizzard-Swept Tavern in Shengjinge: A Metaphor for a Multi-Ethnic Society during the Little Ice Age", Journal of Chinese Language and Literature, no.102, pp.57-80. Available from: doi:10.15792/clsyn..102.202608.57
Yi Ji Eun "The Blizzard-Swept Tavern in Shengjinge: A Metaphor for a Multi-Ethnic Society during the Little Ice Age" Journal of Chinese Language and Literature 102 pp.57-80 (2026) : 57.
Yi Ji Eun. The Blizzard-Swept Tavern in Shengjinge: A Metaphor for a Multi-Ethnic Society during the Little Ice Age. 2026; 102 : 57-80. Available from: doi:10.15792/clsyn..102.202608.57
Yi Ji Eun. "The Blizzard-Swept Tavern in Shengjinge: A Metaphor for a Multi-Ethnic Society during the Little Ice Age" Journal of Chinese Language and Literature no.102(2026) : 57-80.doi: 10.15792/clsyn..102.202608.57
Yi Ji Eun. The Blizzard-Swept Tavern in Shengjinge: A Metaphor for a Multi-Ethnic Society during the Little Ice Age. Journal of Chinese Language and Literature, 102, 57-80. doi: 10.15792/clsyn..102.202608.57
Yi Ji Eun. The Blizzard-Swept Tavern in Shengjinge: A Metaphor for a Multi-Ethnic Society during the Little Ice Age. Journal of Chinese Language and Literature. 2026; 102 57-80. doi: 10.15792/clsyn..102.202608.57
Yi Ji Eun. The Blizzard-Swept Tavern in Shengjinge: A Metaphor for a Multi-Ethnic Society during the Little Ice Age. 2026; 102 : 57-80. Available from: doi:10.15792/clsyn..102.202608.57
Yi Ji Eun. "The Blizzard-Swept Tavern in Shengjinge: A Metaphor for a Multi-Ethnic Society during the Little Ice Age" Journal of Chinese Language and Literature no.102(2026) : 57-80.doi: 10.15792/clsyn..102.202608.57
