Abstract
"Zhong Zhuo Da" (Strength, Refined Antiquity, and Grandiosity) is an important theory of ci-poetry in the late Qing Dynasty, since its theoretical origin remains unknown, there are so various interpretations of the theory that there is still no consensus on its origin. Through a comprehensive study of the related cultural changes in the late Qing Dynasty, the paper argues that it is almost certain that the aesthetic paradigm should originate from the theory of tablet calligraphy critique. Given the shared problem with the development of ci-poetry and calligraphy in the late Qing Dynasty, critics introduced tablet calligraphy critique into ci-poetry criticism, which is type of ana. To clarify its direct theoretical sources, we can make a more accurate interpretation of its connotation.
First Page
95
Last Page
108
Recommended Citation
Jiang, Ronggang. 2017. "The Origination of "Zhong Zhuo Da" from Calligraphy Critique: the Cultural and Literary Historical Background of the Turn of Ci-poetry Criticism in the late Qing Dynasty." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 37, (3): pp.95-108. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol37/iss3/18
