Abstract
Yi Shunding, a famous poet in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic period, was keen on writing ci poetry in the early years to an extent that he could not live without ci poetry creation. Based on the be-true-to-yourself style, Yi's theory catered to spirituality, taste and tranquility with emphasis on meaning, wording, polishing, titling and so on. In addition, his theory was different from the mainstream one that ci was a spirit carrier and the concept that ci was unimportant in among all forms of literatures. Yi absorbs the essence of ci poets to express feelings and praises talents by profound connotations and unique mastery of language, especially the thought-provoking ones. He has different styles in ci writings and and shi-poem writing; however, they share the pursuit of forming a unique style instead of solely following the Tang or Song style.
First Page
16
Last Page
25
Recommended Citation
Chen, Songqing. 2017. "Yi Shunding's Theory about Ci Poetry and His Ci Writing: Also on His Connection with the Community ofCiPoetry in the Late Qing Dynasty." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 37, (4): pp.16-25. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol37/iss4/21
