Weng Fang-gang's Texture theory And The Poetics Thoughts In Mid-Qing Dynasty

Weng Fang-gang's texture theory with style theory, romantic charm theory and disposition theory were the four meaning of poetry in Qing Dynasty, which had a certain position in China classic poetics history. As for nature, texture theory was the development of Confucian poetry instruction in Qian-jia period, had unique connotation and strict system. Weng Fang-gang thought the nuclear concept"texture"was firstly owned by poems naturally, pertaining to metaphysical layer and had physical character at the same time."Texture"was the unity of metaphysics and physics, it was not only the revelation of poetry essence annotation and the highest condition, but also the requirement of poetry composition rules and entrance ways, which was the core Weng Fang-gang established his poetic system.The formation of texture theory's nature and connotation was related to certain culture background. Three factors, the values of Confucianism respecting trend of thoughtion, the methodology of classical studies in Qian-jia Dynasty and the germination of Song-advocacy poetics, had great effect on the formation of texture theory's essence connotation and exterior style."Texture"theory not only had neo-confucianism value as official ideology, but also reflect the academics research method of Qian-Jia classical studies. Based on the song poetry ethos,"texture"theory could probe deeply into the theory and cause great influence. There are profound difference between texture theory and its former song poetry ethos, the most important is that texture theory drew out song poetry's essential spirit"philosophy"and generalized the aesthetics principal of song poetry, which was inherited by Song poem school. As Dao-xian period to the song poetry movement in Qing Dynasty was the most distinct representation of poetics thoughts turnaround in Qing Dynasty. In the whole literature history, the poetics thoughts turnaround in Mid-Qing Dynasty made Song-advocacy poetics replace Tang-advocacy poetics to be the mainstream of poems, which went to the end with China classic poetics. In fact, this turnaround contained profound meaning, so Weng Fang-gang's texture theory which played crucial effect in the turnaround had uncommon meaning in the literature history.