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

本研究考察了日本平安时代中期《文选》和白居易散文诗对《源氏物语》等文言文作品的影响。研究表明，一城年间的文臣们很好地吸收了白居易优美的讽刺风格、对政治和社会的批判描写以及虚构诗歌的构造方式。与此同时，《源氏物语》也体现了作者对白居易文学技巧和手法的吸收。我的观点是，白居易的文学影响了平安时代中期的文学，包括日文的故事和中文的诗歌。

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.