The Influence of Chinese Literature on Heian-Period Literature Written in Japanese and Chinese

本研究探讨白居易的《文选》和散文诗对日本平安中期的《源氏物语》等文言作品的影响。研究表明，一条朝文学朝臣对白居易的讽刺风格、对政治社会的批判性描写以及虚构诗的创作手法都有很好的吸收。同时，《源氏物语》也体现了作者对白居易文学技巧和方法的吸收。本文认为，白居易的文学创作对平安中期的文学创作产生了广泛的影响，无论是日本的故事还是中国的诗歌。

This research investigates the influence of the Wen Xuan (Selections of Refined Literature) and prose verses by Bai Juyi on The Tale of Genji and other works written in classical Chinese in mid-Heian Japan. The study illuminates that literary courtiers during the Ichijo's reign favorably absorbed Bai Juyi's polished satirical style, critical depiction of the politics and society, and manner of constructing fictional verses. Contemporaneously, The Tale of Genji displays the author's absorption of Bai Juyi's literary techniques and approaches as well. My argument is that Bai Juyi's literature influenced the mid-Heian literature generally, both the tales written in Japanese and the poems written in Chinese.