The Life Of Xie Zhen And His Poetic Thoughts

Xie Zhen(1499-?)is regarded as a member of the Latter Seven Masters,although he had been excluded from the party.He had never obtained any degree in civil examination,and had no work in his whole life.Xie Zhen's poetic thoughts are basically in his book named Shi-Jiu-Zhi-Shuo.Xie Zhen's poetic thoughts are worth for recommendation;he opened his own world in the foundation of early poetic theory of the Latter Seven Masters.There are four main points of Xie Zhen's poetic thoughts.1.Poets should learn from the master pieces of Tang Dynasty.2.One should admire poems which have "Qi-Ge' in their style.3.Poets should have a hard study on poetic techniques.4.One of the writing purposes of Shi-Hua is to show how to write a good poem.Xie Zhen traveled far and wide in the north of China,and he made acquaintances with people from all sectors of society.This travel helped his poem creation a lot both in economic and in emotion.This is really a unique condition in that time of China.Expect introduction and conclusion the thesis is divided into five chapters.In introduction,the reason for undertaking this piece of reach and the general approach is explained.In chapter one and chapter two,the account of Xie Zhen's whole life and his characters,the reason why he had been excluded from the Latter Seven Masters is contained.In chapter three,Xie Zhen's attitude towards the history of the traditional poetry,and his attitude towards the different kind of literary genre are discussed.In chapter four,Xie Zhen's view on the method of poetry creation and poetry appreciation is contained.In chapter five,the briefing of "Ge-Shi" which is one of the genres of traditional poetry in Ming dynasty,and Xie Zhen's basic view on "Ge-Shi" is contained.Conclusion:Shi-Jia-Zhi-Shuo is finished in Xie Zhen's old age,and it can be considered as conclusion of his poetic thoughts and his poem creation.The influence of Xie Zhen's poetic thoughts is carried on from his time to today.His attitude towards the history of the traditional poetry and his discussion of "Ge-Shi" is really thoughtful,which has great academic value for today's world.