Research on Tang and Song Scholarly Customs and Stylistic Trends (with Bai Juyi and Su Shi as the Focus)

Author: Zhang Zailin
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: To be precise, the main topic of this doctoral dissertation is the dynamic relationship and evolutionary process between the "local customs" and lyrical style of scholars and literati 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 process of scholars' personalities from "talented youths" to "rebellious youths," and then to a trinity of "bureaucrats, scholars, and talented youths"; Meanwhile, the leisurely and open-minded style in lyrics is closely related to the "middle reclusion" cultural mindset of scholars; The emergence of "Buddhist and Taoist lyrics" is inseparably linked to scholars' "pragmatic attitude" toward Buddhist and Taoist thoughts; The weak cultural psychology of scholars 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.