On Ye Xie's Views On Song Poetry

The dispute between Tang and Song poetry in the Qing Dynasty entered a new stage of development,Song poetry gradually got rid of the subsidiary status of Tang poetry and compared with it.Especially in the middle and late Qing Dynasty,with the advocacy of the Dao Xian Song poetry school and Tongguang poets,the momentum of learning Song poetry reached its peak.In the rise of Song poetry,Ye Xie,an important literary critic in the early Qing Dynasty,played a very important role.Unlike other poets who must distinguish between the extreme tunes of Tang poetry and Song poetry,Ye Xie put Tang poetry and Song poetry in the same position,and gave objective evaluation to the two poetry models of Tang poetry and Song poetry.Starting from the purpose of exploring the origins and changes of poetry,and the ups and downs of poetry,he established a concept of poetry history with"change" as the core.He believed that Song poetry was based on the inheritance of Tang poetry and formed its own style,which greatly improved Song poetry status.Therefore,this article chooses Ye Xie's criticism of Song Dynasty poetry in The Original Poem as the research entry point,combining his poetic creation,On the basis of previous studies,this paper attempts to analyze systematically and comprehensively from various aspects of Ye Xie's views on Song Poems.This is not only helpful for a comprehensive understanding of Ye Xie's poetic thoughts,but also has a positive significance for understanding Song poetry's acceptance in the Qing Dynasty.This article is mainly divided into five parts.The introduction mainly summarizes the current literature of Ye Xie's poetic theory and poetic criticism,and points out that the academic world lacks a detailed study of Ye Xie's poetic criticism practice,and then elaborates the basis of the topic and research value of this article.The first chapter discusses the background elements of the formation of Ye Xie's views on Song poetry.There are four main reasons:the first is the influence of academic and cultural background in the early Qing Dynasty,which focused on practical learning and rational spirit,on poetry theory and poetry creation;The second is to change the status quo of poetry in the Ming Dynasty and the love of Song poetry in the early Qing Dynasty;Third,it has a close relationship with Ye Xie's family and his relationship with Wu Zhizhen who likes Song poetry in the early Qing Dynasty;Finally,it is closely related to his dialectical aesthetic ideal and love of philosophy in poetry.The second chapter discusses Ye Xie's poetic theory and criticism of Song poetry.Combined with Ye Xie's poetic theory,focusing on the specific discourse of Ye Xie's poetic criticism,a systematic and comprehensive analysis of Ye Xie's views on Song poetry various aspects is made.Includes evaluation of Song poetry from the perspective of poetry history and the three elements of reason,affairs,love and style of Song poetry;evaluation of poetry by Mei Yaochen,Su Shunqin,Su Shi,and other Song poets;criticism of poems by Yan Yu and Liu Chenweng,and Song How to evaluate rhyme in Five-character and seven-character poetry style.The third chapter explores the relationship between Ye Xie's views on Song Poems and his respect for Du Fu and Han Yu.First analyzed Ye Xie's respect for Du Fu and Han Yu,and then pointed out the pioneering significance of Du Fu and Han Yu to Song Poetry and its enlightening role in the process of the formation of Song Poetry.The fourth chapter expounds the theoretical influence of Ye Xie's views on Song Poems.The first is the influence on Song Poems of his students Shen Deqian and Xue Xue.Under the influence of the teacher,Shen Deqian believed that Song poetry was a supplement to the poetry world;Xue Xue's overall evaluation of Song poetry was not very high,but he praised Su Shi and the poetic propositions of Song Dynasty.The second is the influence on poetry in the middle and late Qing Dynasty.Under the influence of Ye Xie,Yuan Mei,Zhao Yi,and Jiang Shiquan also opposed the division of poetry into Tang and Song dynasties.In addition,although the Song poetry school occupies the mainstream position during this period,compared with the previous extreme arguments,the Song poetry school can make an objective evaluation of Tang poetry from the standpoint of Song poetry,and finally realizes the theoretical construction of the integration of Tang and Song poetics.The concluding part mainly analyzes the limitation of Ye Xie's views on Song poetry.In terms of methodology,he did not insist on the concept of "change" in the history of poetry and put Song poetry at the top of poetry development.The criticism of Song poetry in terms of content was not comprehensive and systematic.The recognition of Song poetry in the overall understanding originated from Tang poetry.The succession of Song poetry failed to establish the concept of Song poetry based on the characteristics of Song poetry.