Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to use cognitive poetics as a perspective for analyzing poems by the renowned Chinese poet Wang Wei(王維), particularly those set against an idyllic backdrop. The paper begins by outlining the cognitive poetics theory as a methodology for analyzing the poems. From the poem of Tao Yuanming, who had a significant influence on Wang Wei's poetry, ｢Returning to the Idyll(歸園田居)｣ was selected as a representative example of the knowledge structure for interpreting the poems. Based on this, the paper analyzes five poems.
 Through the analysis, it was confirmed that the idyllic settings that appear in Wang Wei's poems are shaped as ‘Yinyi(隱逸)’ space that restore the true self. Furthermore, during the cognitive analysis process, it was found that a literary device called “sunset,” which commonly appears in Wang Wei's poems, influenced the interpretation of the poems.
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