Studies On Songjiang Scholar At Later Yuan Dynasty And Earlier Ming Dynasty

From Later Yuan Dynasty to Earlier Ming Dynasty, Songjiang attracted many literary elite with unique geographical position, cultural, political, economic factors. It had extensive influence that the local people made friends with great enthusiasm. Songjiang had become the center of the literary world at that time. In the process, there were many new changes including scholar's intercourse, literary thought, verse theme and aesthetic tendencies. Meanwhile, it reflects the obvious modern Shanghai regional culture, Shanghai literature phenomenon and characteristics. The reasons for its historical phenomenon, and the continuation of the real situation and impact deserve attention and study for contemporary people. In view of this, the thesis discusses several aspects, such as literati source, intercourse, literati mentality while the regime was changed, the theme, forms and so on. The thesis tries to restore the literature at that time, and make it sure that such a set of properties which owing regional and times'characteristics, and investigate the various reasons of rising and falling. Through this case investigation, it can help the regional literature cultural research, and provide some materials and references for the studies of Shanghai's literature and culture.The diversification of identity and geography is Songjiang literati's distinct characters at Later Yuan Dynasty and Earlier Ming Dynasty. Furthermore, the core figures were immigrants. As the core of intercourse, the resident scholar's intercourse which were supported by well-off and nobility or ordinary literati presents not only the traditional Chinese literati tradition but also the culture of Yuan Dynasty and some new features at Later Yuan Dynasty and Earlier Ming Dynasty. For example, to the painting and calligraphy as a carrier or the media, the intercourse is helpful for scholar's casual play, and to break through the time and geography. There were considerable flexibility, heredity and influence.In the process of the literati group's formation, the political environment can not be ignored. From Later Yuan Dynasty to Earlier Ming Dynasty, the literati political attitude also changed as the change of regime. So it exerted a profound on their activities and creation. The thesis takes"the change of Songjiang"(1356) and"the event of Qian Hegao"(1367) as the main line. It describes the events and their observing and thinking. We can insight into the change from their emotion and attitude, the real social situation and the public mind, meanwhile, we can also learn the Songjiang literature's reason from the gloom to doom.Under new social and the relatively loose political and cultural backgrounds, the living status of Songjiang literati had some changes comparing with before. It is obvious that their life beliefs and values had changed. For career and life, social and self, and professional status, marriage, concept of value, life style and etc, Songjiang literati had more fresh understanding and practice. For its prose creation content, the extensiveness is unprecedented. In addition to the precious theme content which the literati were used to perform, such as the livelihood of people suffering, war disaster, depressed complaints, there were many daily life, the rural life and advertising for businessmen and artists in their articles. In addition, novel and unique ,even with the rendering of extraterritorial acceptance, it also demonstrates the Songiiang scholar compatible bosom.In verse form and expressional gimmick, Songjiang scholar also made a good effort on the behalf of exploring and seeking, such as Zhuzhi Ci, Sanqu , poetry and prose on painting. Because Songjiang scholar had long extensive long-term contact with local citizen stratum , the public interests must affect the the scholar's aesthetic tendency. The reason for this phenomenon, the actual condition and the pros and cons, the author also make some discussion and analysis.The Chronicle of Songjiang scholar at Later Yuan Dynasty and Earlier Ming Dynasty and the Biography of Songjiang scholar at Later Yuan Dynasty and Earlier Ming Dynasty are put in the end of the thesis's body as appendix 1 and 2. The former is arranged as the chronological order, which reflects the main situation of Songjiang scholar's intercourse. The latter is generalized and refined on the basis of widely gathering all kinds of materials. The author tries to express the biography of all Songjiang scholar completely and briefly. For the convenience of retrieval, it uses the order of the name's first character.