The Study Of Liu Xizai's Literary And Art Aesthetics Thoughts

Liu Xizai (1813-1881) was a famous scholar, literary theorist and educator in the late Qing Dynasty. His works cover literary theory, linguistics, education, mathematics, astronomy and so on, of which literary and art aesthetics is the most important thing described in his works such "Yi Gai" , "You Yi Yue Yan" and other works. The thesis tries to grasp Liu Xizai's literary aesthetics thoughts the following five aspects. They are Arts ontology, Subject of Creation, Artistic Expression, Art Innovation and Art Appreciation.Chapterâ… Arts ontology. Liu Xizai first proposed that "arts is the form of Dao". This view combines both Confucianism's and Taoism's "Dao" and "art" concepts and shows that the relationship between Dao and Art is form and content. Secondly, he notes that poetry is mixture of the heaven and the human being and attributes the nature of literature to the unity of the aesthetic subject and the aesthetic object.Chapter II Subject of Creation. Liu Xizai proposes Article is the study of the mind, which affirms the importance of the Subject of Creation in the creation of the literary and artistic works. He believes that one who wants to create outstanding creative literary works of art must improve the quality of his own. The article focuses on the virtue, moral integrity and ambition and gives the direct questioning and criticism on Liu Xizai's concept of the equality between poetry and character.Chapter III Artistic Expression. Liu Xizai first realizes the form regulation of the literary and artistic works and proposes the complementary view between mixed and one as well as believing that any works is the entity of mixed and one. Secondly, he knows that any outstanding literary and artistic works is the perfect unity of meaning and grammar .The article has a discussion between meaning and grammar and has a detailed research in the writing organization of chapter.Chapter IV Art Innovation. Liu Xizai first proposes among the Dao of article, time is the optimization, noting the time influence on Literature and Art. Secondly, he proposes unauthorized person can change old ancient, stressing that innovation is not to completely abandon the previous results, but to use ancient as a means While to change old for the purpose on the basis of inheritance and innovation. Thirdly, he states the view of Interpreting what the predecessors issued and extending what they do not send. Finally, Liu Xizai also makes specific and innovative ways. This article mainly focuses on four specific innovative approaches of pursuit of mutation, abolition of the old words, knowledge and power and imagination.Chapter V Art Appreciation. Liu Xizai first notices readers are not completely passive, but active during the acceptance of literature and art and finds that readers will select the work according to their preferences and the readers'life experiences, mood and other factors will generate value on the relationship of the works, which has exposed to the substance of Western Reception. Secondly, Liu Xizai proposes the method of to ode to the poem, you should know who he is first .As for this method, this article not only shows the affirmation of its rationality, but also points out the limitations of this appreciation.