A Study On Cao Erkan And The Transition Of Ci In Late Ming And Early Qing

Ci Poetry of the Ming Dynasty is not famous,while Ci Poetry in the Qing Dynasty is colorful and flourishing,it is known as "resurgence".During the period of the transition between Ming and Qing dynasty,the development of poets and the flowing deformation of Ci Poetry was thought-provoking.In the early Qing Dynasty,the field of Ci was full of turbulence.As a famous Ci writer in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty,Cao Erkan not only mapped the transformation path of the Ci style,but also promoted the transformation process of the Ci style in a certain degree.Cao Erkan was placed in the long history of the transformation of Ci style in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty,which made the writer’s life experience be combined with social aesthetic fashion and literary zeitgeist.Through the combination of macro and micro,the role of individuals in the environment and the interaction between groups were studied.We could not only deeply analyze the essence of Cao Erkan’s Ci,but also observe the development and evolution of Ci styles in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty to some extent.It was helpful to clarify the direction of Ci styles in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty,reveal the evolution trajectory of Ci styles,and contribute to the research of Ci styles in the Ming and Qing Dynasty.In this paper,it studies Cao Erkan and the transition of Ci in the late Ming and early Qing through the methods of close reading,Social History Analysis Method and comparative study.It not only reviews Cao Erkan’s life and gives an overview of his works,but also analyzes the evolution of Ci style in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty,and points out the complex background from the "more" of the surface to the"change" of the deep.Taking the "change" of Cao Erkan’s Ci poems for the research object,this paper analyzes the embodiments of the "change" of Ci style in Cao Erkan’s Ci poems in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty from three directions:the change of subject matter,the change of creation mentality and the changeful creation technique.Through the deep analysis of the works,the author has a more comprehensive and objective understanding of the silence of the courtesans’ poems,the revival of the landscape and pastoral poems and the development of the poems with nostalgia and history.From the pursuit of extravagance to the returning to reality,the enjoyment of mountains and rivers to the sorrow of life,as well as the perplexity of state affairs to the understanding of the world affairs,the "changes" of emotions are shown by poets in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty.In this period,the way of ci also changed,and the writers expressed their feelings directly,the long tone started to increase,the language had also been refined.In the fourth chapter,through the analysis of Cao Erkan’s view of Ci studies and the activities of Ci represented by three activities,the author discussed its important influence on the transformation of Ci styles in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty comprehensively and objectively.Cao Erkan not only promoted the status of Ci and extended Ci Poetic imagery,but also made a contribution to the transformation of the style of Ci poetry in the Ming and Qing dynasties.As the initiator of "Jiangcun",an important participant of "Guangling" and the first singer of"Qiushuixuan",Cao Erkan had a positive influence on the evolution of Ci style.The conclusion affirms the influence of Cao Erkan,and points out the regrets of this paper.