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@article{ART002440197},
author={Kwon, Hyek-seok},
title={A Study of Male Homosexuality Poetry in 『Yutai Xinyong』},
journal={The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China},
issn={1738-0502},
year={2019},
number={51},
pages={59-88},
doi={10.16874/jslckc.2019..51.003}

TY - JOUR
AU - Kwon, Hyek-seok
TI - A Study of Male Homosexuality Poetry in 『Yutai Xinyong』
JO - The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China
PY - 2019
VL - null
IS - 51
PB - Korean Society of Study on Chinese Languge and Culture
SP - 59
EP - 88
SN - 1738-0502
AB - 『Yutai Xinyong』 is the first poetry anthology except Shijing and Chuci. Erotic poems about female, which represent the trend of aestheticism in Liang dynasty of the Southern Dynasties, are included in the book. Among them, some of poems are about male homosexuality in Liang dynasty. It shows us that in Liang dynasty male homosexuality is as common as heterosexuality at least in royalty and gentry class. It signifies not only growing trend of male homosexuality in Liang dynasty, but also that male sexuality which had been ambiguous reached the level of Literati Poetry. There are some characteristics about ancient Chinese male homosexuality from 『Yutai Xinyong』. First of all, there is the inequality of social class between the enjoyer and the provider who offers the pleasure and it is usually one direction only. Therefore, most of the poems rather praised beauty of youth, than expressed affection. Secondly, the poems allows us to assume the enjoyer were bisexual. This is because that their background also gave the royalty and gentry class man the opportunity of having harem or concubine or prostitute. Thirdly, male homosexuality had not been taboo as a literature in the period. It rather means praise of male homosexuality that the presence of it in Literati Poetry. It is because that the enjoyer used to be royalty or gentry class from the scratch. Therefore, homosexuality was free from blames in a feudal society. Above all, the most important factor is related to the aesthetic trend led by Xiao Gang. He said that poetry were free from the virtue ethics and it has to be created as what they want. He completed the independence of literature which had been started from Cao Pi. In this background, he and the so-called palace poets could write those poems about male homosexuality. Through their poetry, they achieved their aesthetic concepts of literature.
KW - 『Yutai Xinyong』;the Southern Dynasty;male homosexuality;beauty of youth;Xiao Gang;aestheticism
DO - 10.16874/jslckc.2019..51.003
ER -

Kwon, Hyek-seok. (2019). A Study of Male Homosexuality Poetry in 『Yutai Xinyong』. The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China, 51, 59-88.

Kwon, Hyek-seok. 2019, "A Study of Male Homosexuality Poetry in 『Yutai Xinyong』", The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China, no.51, pp.59-88. Available from: doi:10.16874/jslckc.2019..51.003

Kwon, Hyek-seok "A Study of Male Homosexuality Poetry in 『Yutai Xinyong』" The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China 51 pp.59-88 (2019) : 59.

Kwon, Hyek-seok. A Study of Male Homosexuality Poetry in 『Yutai Xinyong』. 2019; 51 : 59-88. Available from: doi:10.16874/jslckc.2019..51.003

Kwon, Hyek-seok. "A Study of Male Homosexuality Poetry in 『Yutai Xinyong』" The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China no.51(2019) : 59-88.doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2019..51.003

Kwon, Hyek-seok. A Study of Male Homosexuality Poetry in 『Yutai Xinyong』. The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China, 51, 59-88. doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2019..51.003

Kwon, Hyek-seok. A Study of Male Homosexuality Poetry in 『Yutai Xinyong』. The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China. 2019; 51 59-88. doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2019..51.003

Kwon, Hyek-seok. A Study of Male Homosexuality Poetry in 『Yutai Xinyong』. 2019; 51 : 59-88. Available from: doi:10.16874/jslckc.2019..51.003

Kwon, Hyek-seok. "A Study of Male Homosexuality Poetry in 『Yutai Xinyong』" The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China no.51(2019) : 59-88.doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2019..51.003