Self-Identity and Identity Construction of Loyalist's Son: A Research on Yang Bin and his Writings

• Main Authors: LIM,HUI-YING, 林慧英
• Other Authors: WANG,SHIAO-LING
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2016
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/2bc74t

碩士 === 國立暨南國際大學 === 中國語文學系 === 104 === This article mainly focusses on the Ming loyalist Yang Yue’s son, Yang Bin (1650-1720); his life, his poetry compositions, and studies about him being the “son of loyalists” with his own identity construction. Yang Bin followed his father Yang Yue in abiding as Ming loyalist, refused to serve the Qing dynasty officials, was well aware of his “son of loyalist” identity, and made efforts to construct his own identity. The clarification of whether Yang Bin could stick to the spirit of loyalists in his real life, the choices he made at the times of conflict between reality and ideals, the path he followed abiding to his father's orders and adhere to his at the same time are being elucidated in this work. This work with the title “Self-identity and identity construction of loyalist's son” is divided into six chapters. The first chapter consists of the themes and motives, literature review, research methodology and gives an understanding about the previous studies. The second chapter introduces Yang Bin family lineage, his parents, and mining Yang Bin self-identity affirmation and recognition. The third chapter, “Hometown and motherland：Walk between吳region and 越region”. By Yang Bin recall 安城hometown and traveled 越 historical landscape, as well as finally he chose to end up in the吳region, analysis of Yang Bin for their definition and pursuit of identity. Chapter Four talks about Yang Bin’s poems, his filial piety, especially when he visited his parents in 寧古塔, Yang Bin couldn’t be a loyalty, like his father, because he never experienced in Ming dynasty. What he can do was to substitute filial piety with loyalty to the country, that I call it contingency. The fifth chapter speaks about the principles of Yang Bin, his communion with friends and Qing government officials and his achievements in writing. “有用之學” theory.