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- Title
A Reading Revolution: On the Jingling School's Criticism of Du Fu's Poetry in the Late Ming Dynasty.
- Authors
Chen Ying-chieh
- Abstract
One of the most spectacular events in the Late Ming was the challenge to the revivalist school issued by Zhong Xing ... (1581-1624) and Tan Yuanchun ... (1586-1637) with the publication of their Shigui .... In this book, they confidently asserted that their views represented the "Ancient spirit" as they sought to refute the ideas of the revivalist school. Since this conflict concerned the proper way to "read" poetry, it can be called a "reading revolution." What meaningful changes did this revolution bring to the history of poetics in the Late Ming? How did it affect the revivalist school? This article focuses on Zhong and Tan's selections and criticism of Du Fu's ... (712-770) poetry. First, it sheds light on the new canon of Du's poetry that the Shigui created, and compares this canon with that of the revivalist school. Second, it demonstrates that ke si er bu ke jie ..., Dushi ru li du miao ..., and xingqing yu ... all constitute epoch-making points. Finally, this article provides a brief summary and evaluation of the significance of Zhong and Tan's positions.
- Subjects
DU Fu; MING dynasty, China, 1368-1644; POETRY (Literary form); CRITICISM; HISTORY of poetics
- Publication
Tsing Hua Journal of Chinese Studies, 2023, Vol 53, Issue 4, p685
- ISSN
0577-9170
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.6503/THJCS.202312_53(4).0003