Cultural Interpretation of Ci Poetry--Special Issue of the Center for Chinese Poetry Studies, Nanjing University

Author: Xu Jie
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: This book collects eighteen research papers written by the author on the topic of fu (a classical Chinese literary form). It aims to comprehensively interpret the origin, development, and evolution of fu through a cultural perspective, and explores its connections with politics, academia, religion, institutions, diplomacy, science and technology, rituals, and art and culture. The papers in the book are divided into four categories: first, studies on fu and culture; second, interdisciplinary research on fu and poetry; third, research on the relationship between fu literature and various disciplines; and fourth, studies on regulated fu and the imperial examination system. In the field of classical literary creation, fu is able to reflect the political and cultural atmosphere and is rich in cultural and institutional connotations. Its reflection in creation lies in the characteristics of "fu combining talent and learning" and "serving the state and governing the land," which is the main theme this book seeks to elucidate. In specific research, the author's explorations on topics such as fu and urban civilization, fu writers and ritual officials, the historical value of fu in local records, the evolutionary connections between capital city fu and pastoral poetry, and the relationship between "poems composed by envoys" and the transition to literature and diplomacy, clearly extend beyond the scope of fu, holding significance for broadening research perspectives and expanding the connotations of research.