Jiangxi Sect Studies (Series of Studies on the History of Chinese Language and Classical Chinese Literature Studies)

Author: Wu Xiaoman
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: Xiaoman has made tremendous efforts to examine the literature and believes that Lu's "Clan Genealogy Chart" should be a work from the late Guan Guan period and the early Zheng He period. Other claims are not necessarily credible. Although this is still "inference," it seems to have stronger documentary evidence and higher credibility compared to others. Regarding the formation of the "Jiangxi Clan," the author meticulously analyzes and argues that there were first regional poetic groups such as Nanchang, Linchuan, and Huanggang, which were interconnected in countless ways. Due to their similar "atmosphere," they engaged in collaborative poetry writing and mutual responses through associations, demonstrating a strong sense of group identity. Through multiple integrations, they eventually formed a large group with a clan-like character—"Jiangxi Clan"—thus clarifying the basic framework of clan construction. The "Jiangxi Poetry School" is the most influential poetic school in Song Dynasty literature and has always been a focal point in Song poetry studies. This book aims to trace its origins, starting from Lu Benzhong's "Jiangxi Clan Genealogy Chart," with a focus on the twenty-five poets listed in the chart, plus Lu Benzhong, making a total of twenty-six. The author examines the publication time of Lu's "Clan Genealogy Chart," the meaning of "clan" as Huang Tingjian, and the poets listed in the chart one by one. With a clear line of reasoning and profound documentary research, the book not only reveals the deep reasons for the rise and fall of the "Jiangxi School" but also outlines the development path of Southern Song poetry. The main contents of the book include: Shadows under the literary renaissance, for literary transformation, the warning of literary trials, cultural personality, the method of Huangshan school, etc.