Abstract
The relationship between Weng Fanggang's poetics and Ming dynasty poetics has been largely overlooked, primarily due to Weng Fanggang's critical stance toward Ming poetry. However, Weng Fanggang's poetic criticism and theoretical framework clearly exhibit characteristics of “using Ming poetry as a reference”: he gradually developed a poetic genealogy and restructured classical poetry through the themes of “learning from the ancients” and “inheriting the ancients,” based on a critical approach that viewed Ming poetry as a negative example. In his critique of Ming poetry criticism, Weng Fanggang also drew clear distinction between “true poetry” and “pseudo-styles”, thereby constructing a logical foundation and advancing the theoretical understanding of poetic essence. This laid a solid theoretical basis for the development of scholarly poetry. It can be said that Weng Fanggang gradually developed and refined his own poetic theory through his observations, dialogue, and critique of Ming poetry, engaging it as both a point of reference and a negative example.
Keywords
Weng Fanggang, Ming-Dynasty poetics, mirroring, negative example
First Page
147
Last Page
157
Recommended Citation
Kong, Yanjun. 2025. "Mirroring: A Study of the Relationship between Weng Fanggang's Poetics and Ming Dynasty Poetics." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 44, (6): pp.147-157. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol44/iss6/15
