Abstract
The two Ci-poetry schools of Zhexi and Changzhou constructed their orthodox order by focusing on Ci-poets in the Song Dynasty, who became canonized in the Ci-poetry circle of the Qing Dynasty and underpinned the claim of orthodoxies and theories of their Qing descendants. The rank of these model Ci-poets would vary with the adjustment of the orthodox order during school competition and theoretical debates, which demonstrated how Ci-poem's popularity among schools had tremendous impact on their canonization. In order to display the continuity and vitality of their own Ci-poetry schools, school successors supported their own outstanding Ci-poets to carry on the orthodox order of Ci-poetry in the Song Dynasty or to reconstruct the orthodox order in their own dynasty. Such was an attempt to canonize the Ci-poetry in the Qing Dynasty. Thus, the construction of orthodox order and the canonization of model Ci-poets were simultaneous and interlinked. By constructing the orthodox order with model Ci-poets of past dynasties, from them scholars in the Qing Dynasty not only inherited the artistic traditions of Ci-poetry, but also discovered the ingenious and innovative aspects of contemporary Ci-poetry. These model Ci-poets were praised and used as examples for Ci-poetry learners, effectively contributing to the development of Ci-poetry art and its flourishing in the Qing Dynasty.
First Page
129
Last Page
138
Recommended Citation
Cao, Mingsheng, and Xianyi Sha. 2016. "The Construction of Orthodox Order and the Canonization Process in the Ci-Poetry Circle of the Qing Dynasty." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 36, (5): pp.129-138. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol36/iss5/17
