Late Qing Dynasty's Thoughts and Methods in Ci Studies

Author: Pi Shuping
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: In the history of Chinese ci studies, late Qing ci studies hold a very prominent and important position. The main purpose of this book is to conduct a fundamental and origin-focused research on the theoretical criticism of late Qing ci studies, examining the basic approaches and theoretical principles of the entire ci study thought at that time. From a macro-theoretical perspective, it provides a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the content, characteristics, and methods of late Qing ci studies. Particularly, it offers many innovative insights into the relationship between ci studies and poetics, their similarities and differences, and mutual influences, which is highly valuable for the deepening of ci studies research. The book is divided into four parts:
Chapter 1 proposes that late Qing ci studies had three major developments, including the recognition, regulation, and practice of the ci form, which are the specific content and methods of the "veneration of the ci form" concept.
Chapter 2 explores the ideological content of late Qing ci studies, from the perspective of mutual permeation among Confucian studies, poetics, and aesthetics, pointing out how they used the viewpoints and methods derived from studying classics to address the creative significance and expressive approaches of ci.
Chapter 3 focuses on several relatively distinctive ci theorists and their core topics.
The conclusion briefly summarizes the critical methods used in late Qing ci studies.