The Intertextuality of Chinese Writings in Late Ancient Times(<Special Issue>The Medieval Bridge between the Past and the Future)

Abstract

This article will examine the intertextuality of Chinese writings in late ancient times. In so doing, the work of Oe-no-Tadafusa is very useful because the stylish formation of the genre is almost graphically encapsulated in it. Tadafusa, an avid reader of Chinese writings, was under the influence of Oe-no-Masahira and other writers. He also vigorously absorbed new ideas imported from China of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period and the Song Dynasty. Therefore in his work distinctly appears the nature of intertextuality that is characteristic of late ancient Chinese writings in general.