"Poetry Appreciation" "Words on Human Life"

Author: Zhong Lei
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: The most renowned ancient Chinese poetry theory monograph, Poetic Criticism (Shi Pin) by Zhong Rong during the Qi and Liang dynasties, is elaborated in an accessible manner in this book. It discusses Zhong Rong's life and thought, the historical and cultural background of Poetic Criticism's creation, the poetry aesthetics centered around concepts such as "emotion-driven," "wind-bone," "naturalness," and "flavor," the historical development of five-character poetry and the historical connections between poets as reflected in Poetic Criticism, and the research methodology features of Poetic Criticism. The book includes the original text and translation of Poetic Criticism.
Wang Guowei's Profound Thoughts on Ci Poetry (Ren Jian Ci Hua) is one of the most celebrated modern Chinese works on ci poetry. It naturally integrates new ideas and methods into the traditional form of ci poetry discussions, along with conventional concepts, terminology, and logical frameworks. The theoretical issues it summarizes hold considerable universal significance, which made it have a profound impact on readers from both the old and new generations and hold a in the history of modern Chinese literary criticism. The theoretical core of Profound Thoughts on Ci Poetry is the "theory of artistic conception" (). From the initial 64 entries of Profound Thoughts on Ci Poetry published in Journal of National Essence, they can be roughly divided into two parts: the first nine entries outline the theoretical framework of the "theory of artistic conception"; the latter part presents specific critiques based on this theory.