英文摘要
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This paper is a part of the report for the integrated research project of Ministry of Science and Technology: "The Digital Humanities Research on the Maritime Management and Narratives in Ming Dynasty: Sea Battling Poems" (104-2420-H-019-004). In compiling this work, 142 exemplary Ming poems were selected from the Database of Chinese Classic Ancient Books using keywords, including Japanese, pirates, Mongolia, battle, garrison and warning. The poems were further categorized and analyzed into three eras (Early Ming: Hongwu to Zhengde, 1368 - 1521; Mid-Ming: Jiajing 1521-1566 and Later Ming: LongQing to Chongzhen, 1566-1644), which were studied according to the relative perspective of their narratives. The characteristics of the text selected and the reason for such occurrences truthfully reflect the operation and conditions of wokou (Japanese pirate) raids at the time. These serve as reference documentation for three related projects. The paper also found that the sea battling poets in the mid-Ming used the unique perspective of both the warrior and the general people. Note that sea battling poets from the Early Ming to the Later Ming, focused chiefly on battling from the warrior's perspective. These works profile the Jiajing wokou raids which incurred the greatest calamity to civilians. These prose add a heart-wrenching scene to the annals of sea battle history.
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