The Tentative Research On Poetry Theory Of Dynasty

Yuan Dynasty is a Chinese feudal dynasty which was established by Mongol ethnic minority, unprecedented nation melting and vast territory provided the most extensive stage in the history of Chinese People. Abolition of civil examination and relaxed culture atmosphere accelerated the prosperity of Yuan poetry. There was explicit location and intact understanding about Yuan poetry. Poetry style was popularized in the poetry circles of Yuan Dynasty, social function of poetry as well as aesthetic character was emphasized. Poetry theory tried to absorb nutrition widely from poetry of past dynasties, and pursued the naturally integrated poem state in which the emotion and sense produced each other mutually. On one hand, it stressed the expression of the writers' true disposition, and hold that moral quality and poem quality were combined together, on the other hand, it focused on traditional literature ideas in this way. In this way, Yuan poetry theory formed its own style by learning from tradition and then from itself. Poetry theory of Yuan Dynasty established a solid foundation for the prosperity literature critics in Ming and Qing Dynasty, becoming a necessary part in the development of ancient poetry theory. On the base of original data centering on the poetry material in Collected Essays Of Yuan Dynasty, combining the social conditions of Yuan Dynasty, this article try to have a more comprehensive and further study on poetry theory of Yuan Dynasty by comprehending the research findings of past dynasty.