The Relegated Officials And Literature In The Song Dynasty

During the Song Dynasty of more than300years, the relegation events occurred frequently, which related to the Academics and the Politics. Relegated officials of the Song Dynasty performed the life philosophy of self calm. It not only made them mentality changed, but also brought great influences on their literature.This paper considers mainly on the relationship between relegation and literature as a research angle. Preface defined the conception and category of the "relegated officials", revealing that the relegated officials is mainly caused by the party struggle, analyzing the banishment ways of officials in the Song Dynasty, and simply reviewed past research and show the write methods and meaning in study.Body covers five chapters. Chapter one overview the evolution course and main features of relegation phenomenon. Firstly, revealing the number of relegated officials in different period of the Song Dynasty. Secondly, revealing the underlying causes and features from the perspective of academic tradition and Confucianism orthodoxy’s struggle. Chapter two investigated the realistic situation and living state of relegated officials in the Song Dynasty. Making a macro investigation on the relegation areas and the routes from capital to relegation areas in the Song Dynasty, and analyzing the relegated officials’ real dilemma and encounter when they exiling and after. Chapter three discusses about the performances and settling ways when the relegated officials facing predicament. Making a classification study of relegated officials’ Psychological orientation after they were relegated. Researches for the specific performances of their fearing psychology, and the return of their individual life realization and regimen methods. Chapter four analyses the philosophy of being in difficulties. To explore the scholar-officials how to fusion Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism thus aloofness in exiling. Then to discus their reason thinking which takes cultivating hearts as its essential point. Lastly, researches for the concrete manifestation of Self-cultivation Advocated through analyzing the common phenomena of the relegated officials researched Yizhuan. Chapter five studies the literacy creative characteristics of relegated officials in the Song Dynasty. Discusses about the life consciousness of relegated officials and their changes of creative style. Analyses the characteristics of the way of rationality driving emotion in poetry creations which surpassing their predecessors. Talk about their reconstruction of Qu-sao spirit and their spirit transformation lead to new exploitation for characteristic of prosaic poems.