Yang Wei-zhen (English name)

Japanese: 楊維楨 - よういてい（英語表記）Yang Wei-zhen

[Born] Motosada 2 (1296)
[Died] Hongwu 3 (1370)
A Chinese literary figure in the late Yuan and early Ming periods. Born in Shanyin (Zhejiang Province). Style name: Lianfu. Pen names: Tieya and Dongweizi. Passed the Jinshi examination in the 4th year of Taiding (1327). Failing to advance in his career due to rebellion against his superiors, he abandoned his post during the wars at the end of the Yuan period and retired to Songjiang in Jiangnan. In the Ming period, he was invited by Emperor Taizu, but only stayed for 110 days before returning to Songjiang and dying. He lived a life of indulgence in alcohol and sex, and learned his poetry from Li Bai and Li He, specializing in the ornate, symbolic, fantastical and unrestrained Yuefu (music of music). Although it differed from the mainstream of Yuan poetry, he was a leading figure in the poetry society in Jiangnan at the time, and so his style became popular and was called the "Tieya style." His main works include the Dongweizi Collected Works (31 volumes), the Tieya Ancient Music (10 volumes), and the Restoration Poetry (6 volumes).

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Japanese:

[生]元貞2(1296)
[没]洪武3(1370)
中国，元末明初の文学者。山陰 (浙江省) の人。字，廉夫。号，鉄崖，東維子。泰定4 (1327) 年進士に及第。上官に逆らったため出世できず，元末の戦乱にあって官を捨て，江南の松江に隠居。明になって太祖から招かれたが 110日留ったのみで，松江へ帰って没した。酒色に耽溺した生活をおくり，詩風も李白と李賀に学んで華麗で象徴性が強く，幻想的で奔放な楽府 (がふ) を得意とした。元詩の主流とは異なったが，当時江南の詩社の指導的立場にあったため，「鉄崖体」と呼ばれて流行した。主著『東維子文集』 (31巻) ，『鉄崖古楽府』 (10巻) ，『復古詩集』 (6巻) など。

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