Research on Tang and Song Scholarly Customs and Ci Style: Focusing on Bai Juyi and Su Shi (Baiya Wencong)

Author: Zhang Zailin
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: To be precise, the main topic of this doctoral dissertation focuses on the dynamic relationship and evolutionary process between the "local customs" and lyrical style of literati scholars during the Middle Tang to Northern Song period. Its basic content includes the following four aspects: The rise and initial prosperity of literati's lyrics, as well as the diversification and expansion direction, were significantly influenced by the developmental journey of literati's personality from "talented scholar" to "rebellious youth," and then to the trinity of "official, scholar, and talented scholar"; The leisurely and open-minded style in lyrics is closely related to the "middle reclusion" cultural mindset of literati; The emergence of "Buddhist and Taoist lyrics" is inseparably linked to the "pragmatic attitude" of literati toward Buddhist and Taoist thought; The frail cultural psychology of literati is based on solid historical evidence, supplemented by reasonable theoretical analysis, making it quite rich, credible, and full of innovative insights. Of course, since academic research is a laborious and endless endeavor, although Comrade Zailin has achieved certain results, the road ahead remains very long.