The Study Of The Chi Du Essays Of The Late-Ming-Dynasty

“Chi Du” is the letter-writing between friends and relatives for mutual communication and grateful expression in ancient times.Until Ming Dynasty,prose-essay with spirituality and enjoyment came into being,becoming the most literary style of writing.Compared with a strong color of political Chi Du,it has a clear distinction.After the Mid-Ming Dynasty,the trend of individualism was widely popular among literati,and it started to become an important carrier for literati to express themselves and write true feelings,bearing the dual function of media and literary aesthetics.Both literati of theme,and temperament of aesthetics had a wonderful situation.Due to the limitations in letter research in the past and the lack of a comprehensive study,this paper will systematically explore the development of Chi Du style in the late Ming Dynasty,and grasp its unique charm,as well as the interaction with the society and scholars.During the late Ming Dynasty,Chi Du inherited from Wei-Jin Dynasty and,Su and Huang,and changed on account of Wang Shizhen's classic writing.The abundant theme reflects the diversity of literati's life in the late Ming Dynasty,such as the plight of the officials,the ease and comfort of nature,and the ease of lecturing.The Chi Du essays not only combined the short and deep rhymes,but also maintain the characteristics of the real interaction with true enthusiasm to pursuing the literal temperament.At the same time,transforming the vulgarity into elegance presents the characteristics of dual style,which also contains practicality and aesthetics.As a communication method in the literary world,Chi Du essay is a true portrayal of the literati's mentality,showing the ambiguous situation between the official and the hidden,lively and lonely.Compared with the practicality of official writing,more attention is paid to the private nature of letter writing,and to the connotation of elegant essay.At the beginning of Qing dynasty,the commercial publishing mode promoted the compilation,selection and publication of Chi Du.After the May4 th movement,with the opening of the new cultural movement,Chi du also received extensive attention from the literati.In the 1990 s,the rise of short-length-essay furthered its spread.The Chi Du essay of the late-Ming-Dynasty is a practical letter writing,as well as a literary art.It mixes the aesthetic characteristics of two styles: Chi Du and short-length-essay,displaying its unique charm.As one of the important forms of literati culture,it provides us with a window to observe the life style and mentality of literati in late Ming Dynasty.Because of its unique literature value,Chi Du essays played an important role in the Ming Dynasty letters.