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A Probe Into The Modern Evolution Of The Conceptualization Of “Image” And Its Interaction With “Artistic Conception”, Ronggang Jiang
A Probe Into The Modern Evolution Of The Conceptualization Of “Image” And Its Interaction With “Artistic Conception”, Ronggang Jiang
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
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Huang Tingjian’S Prose Writing Methods And The Rise Of Prose Theories In The Southern Song Dynasty, Jinjin Le
Huang Tingjian’S Prose Writing Methods And The Rise Of Prose Theories In The Southern Song Dynasty, Jinjin Le
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
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A Study Of The Gong’An School’S Notion Of Exceptional People And The Making Of Their Literary Positioning, Gang Chen
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
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Turn And Transcendence: The Language Perception Of “Changing The Bones And Snatching The Embryo” In Northern Song Dynasty Poetics, Shuya Fang
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
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The Significance Of Concept Differentiation, Dakang Chen
The Significance Of Concept Differentiation, Dakang Chen
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Concept is a fundamental element in literary studies, and concept differentiation may influence the content, methods and judgment of the studies. This article discusses three kinds of concept uses, which determine the research direction, value estimation and time connotation, and further expounds on the significance of concept differentiation.
On Liu Yin's Idea Of "Relaxing In The Study Of Cultural Arts" And Literary Thoughts, Wanli Yang
On Liu Yin's Idea Of "Relaxing In The Study Of Cultural Arts" And Literary Thoughts, Wanli Yang
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Liu Yin (1249—1293), a Neo-Confucian scholar in the early Yuan dynasty, had achievements not only in the Neo Confucianism, but also in literature, calligraphy, painting, zither and chess. He proposed the concept that "arts are fundamental practices", and for the first time compared literature and arts to the "six arts" in the ancient times, enhancing the status of arts in Neo-Confucianism. In his practice of cultural arts, Liu connected the thought of "observing things" with the spirit of "acquiring knowledge through observations of things". Furthermore, he expressed a desire for secluded life in the artistic world, showing a relaxed attitude …
"Writers Should Learn Philology First": The Genesis Of A Common Sense In Literature, Feng Lin
"Writers Should Learn Philology First": The Genesis Of A Common Sense In Literature, Feng Lin
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
"Writer should learn philology first" was first presented by the Tang writer official Han Yu (768-824), and became an influential proposition of literature in the Qing dynasty. Qing textualists' effectively reinterpretation of it enabled the proposition to become a classic statement to demonstrate philology’s importance to literary creation, and the position gradually developed into a common sense recognized by various literary schools in the late Qing period and finally entered the literary history and textbooks during the Republican period. To describe the course of how the proposition emerged, disseminated and developed into a common sense will illuminate the understanding of …
The Literati Identification Of Wang Shizhen And Its Significance, Xiang Xiong
The Literati Identification Of Wang Shizhen And Its Significance, Xiang Xiong
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Wang Shizhen (1526-1590) had a strong reaction to the stigmatic identification of literati. Wang's stance towards literati transformed gradually from a critique on "literati being impractical" to the lament for literati's fate as well as an appeal to sympathy for literati among his peers. . Faced with the claim that literati were not virtuous, he emphasized that literary talent should be the inherent measurement in identifying literati. This idea was distinctive from the view of Tang Shunzhi (1507-1560), and the theory of emotion. Wang Shizhen’s literati identification and consciousness of community were driven by the intertwining but also conflicting constellations …
Views On Yuefu Among Literati In The Song Dynasty And Volumes Of Yuefu In Their Collected Works: A Case Study Of Wen Tong's Yuefu Zayong, Haiyan Liang
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Wen Tong's Yuefu Zayong from Collected Works of Danyuan demonstrated his art of yuefu with old titles. Using the old titles from yuefu poems of the Han, Wei, and Six dynasties, the poet paid special attention to guci (extant lyrics of yuefu before the Song dynasty), benshi (content of yuefu, namely, historical legends and folk tales) and historical situations that gave rise to tunes, which were all his sources of inspiration. Some of his works featured deliberately unpolished simplicity, following the poetic ideal promoted by such intellectual movement as fugu (return to the ancients), while some featured elaborate depiction and …
Tongcheng School's Criticism Of Anti-Order Writing: On Annotative Criticism In Classical Prose Anthologies, Xinping Yang
Tongcheng School's Criticism Of Anti-Order Writing: On Annotative Criticism In Classical Prose Anthologies, Xinping Yang
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
"Anti-order" is an important theoretical category in Chinese traditional culture, often compared with the category of "fro-order." As the categories of "anti-order" and "fro-order" develop, two value orientations are formed in the process, that is, the orientation that favors "fro-order" over "anti-order" and that puts more merit on "anti-order" than "fro-order." The preference to "anti-order" has exerted greater influence and given rise to the concept of "anti-order writing" in theoretical criticism of classical Chinese literature. It is a common aesthetic aspiration in literary criticism of the Qing Dynasty that values the "anti-order." The Tongcheng school, for instance, makes detailed comments …
Aloofness Of Tai-Ge School Literati In The Qianlong Era (1736-1795): A Case Study Of Shen Deqian, Haosu Zhang
Aloofness Of Tai-Ge School Literati In The Qianlong Era (1736-1795): A Case Study Of Shen Deqian, Haosu Zhang
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
In the eighth year of the Qianlong era (1743), Hang Shijun (1696-1772), a famous poet of the Zhejiang School, was demoted because of his disagreement with Emperor Qianlong about the "Inner Manchu and Outer Han" policy, in which the Manchu were given preferential treatment, while the Han were excluded. Shen Deqian (1673-1769), the leader of the poetry circle who was favored by Emperor Qianlong, wrote poems and presented them to Hang Shijun. By comparing Shen Deqian's two poems with those by the Jiangsu and Zhejiang scholars in the same period, this study identifies the internal consistency in their sympathy towards …
He Shaoji's Inheritance And Revision Of The Poetic Concept Of Natural Spirituality, Shuangxia Xiang
He Shaoji's Inheritance And Revision Of The Poetic Concept Of Natural Spirituality, Shuangxia Xiang
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
He Shaoji has historically been considered a theoretician of the Song poetry school during the Daoguang and Xianfeng reigns, his poetics often taken as a representative of scholar poetry and as an altered form of Wen Fanggang's concept of textuality. However, when his poetics is studied on itself disregard of his personal link with the poetry school, it could be argued that He Shaoji was practically a follower of Yuan Mei. He's poetics is grounded in Ye Xie and Yuan Mei's concept of natural spirituality (xingling), and the shared features with Ye and Yuan's poetics show in his elucidation on …
Mao Jin's Emphasis On Celebrated Drama And The Compilation Of Sixty Plays, Jianxin Liu
Mao Jin's Emphasis On Celebrated Drama And The Compilation Of Sixty Plays, Jianxin Liu
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
In the late Ming and early Qing dynasty, Mao Jin paid much attention to celebrated works, which was embodied in the selection and compilation of his Sixty Plays. It included the classic dramas of the Yuan dynasty such as Romance of the Western Chamber and Tale of the Pipa, which had been canonized since the late Ming dynasty. The book also included more contemporary works such as The Peony Pavilion, which became noted as they were circulated among greater audiences. The selection of "potentially" famous dramas such as Xilou Ji and Feiwan Ji was in line with Mao Jin's consistent …
Transformation In Women's Ci-Poetry Towards The Su-Xin Style In The Mid-And Late Republican Period And Its Significance In The History Of Ci-Poetry, Yanting Xu
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
The mid- and late Republican period witnessed a transformation in ci-poetry initiated by a group of female poets, drawing on the style of Su Shi and Xin Qiji (Su-Xin hereafter). This transformation had its origins in the female poets who, due to their experience of modern education and particularly systematic education on ci-poetry, gradually formed a new practice to write under the guidance of certain thought on ci-poetry. The direct reason for this transformation was the emphasis on literature's social function brought about by the dramatic changes since the late 1920s, and the indirect reason was to use the Su-Xin …