On The Poetic Image Theory Of Ye Xie

The theory of Chinese classic aesthetic image has been summarized in Qing Dynasty.As a representative of elite researchers in aesthetics in this dynasty,Ye Xie earned remarkable achievements and reputation in Chinese aesthetics.Differed from the traditional Ontology of Ideal/Feeling(yi/qing,?/?),he put forward the Ontology of‘vital force'(qi,?)in terms of aesthetics;The dazzling of qi standing for both an innate talent and an acquired power of expression,provides his image with unity in structural feature and shows the beauty of naturalness(zi ran/??).This vivid and invigorating image shows implicit communication style together with polysemy and infinity,and then brings abundant space for interpreting;He put forward the relationship between aesthetic subject and aesthetic object in a unique way,configurating the system of talent,courage,knowledge,power in aesthetic subject and principle,things,mood in aesthetic object;In his opinion,keeping aesthetic attitudes of‘tranquillity of mind'is precondition in the creation of aesthetic image,reaching harmonious and mingled relationship between human and nature is the critical step in the creation of image.What's more,a poet should follow the principle of imitating the nature,and take the imagination as an occurrence mechanism of aesthetic image creation.Based on these conditions,a poet can complete the creation of aesthetic image which shows harmonious and mingled relationship between human and nature,with full of vitality and aesthetic charm.It configurates a well-established theoretic framework of aesthetic image and Ye's remarks in Poetry had become distinctive statements of a school since then.Except for the theoretic clarification,he applied this theory in poetry creation,appreciation and criticization.Ye's creative systematic theoretic framework had become one of the remarkable symbols for the mature and summarization of the theory of Chinese aesthetic image in Qing Dynasty,which represents not only the crystallization of predecessors' wisdom but also can be used as a valuable resource in academic research within the aesthetic fields in Qing Dynasty.It plays an important role in both national and international aesthetic image fields.