Zheng Zhuo Word Study

ZHENG Wen-zhuo's theory and style of ci had been deeply affected by Regional culture of Wu, he resided in Suzhou nearly to fouty years where dispersal from his hometown, he had suggested "Gu qi" thory that pay attention to the harmony of knowledge and natural expression, he want to moderate the disputes between Changzhou and Zhexi group.He had his own understanding about how to unison the swing and natural tone of ci and want to find the new way to revive the ancient tone of ci. ZHENG always depicted the regional custom and cultural of Wu in his ci as he was not a native. The sentiment of extravagating and traveling was the two main idea and feeling in his ci,he keep the balance between stand aloof from worldly affairs and join in it for maintain equanimity of his inner word. As a result ,he dodged in the suzhou's gardens as his paradise ,at the same time ,he had to affront the struggle which happened in the government office. These all influence the chilly and cleanness style of his glossary and meaning expression of ci. As one of the big four writer of Ci at the later Qing dynasty, the change of Zheng's ci and his study of ci can represent the whole change trend of ci at that time.The main reason of prevailing of ci and eclipse of ci at the later Qing dynasty can resorted to the transform from ci of writer to ci poetry of scholar, just as sprung out of textual research and ci poetry learning, the choice of longer of the name of the tune and the longer title has enhance the narration of ci, but desalt of lyricism tone and the distinction of narratism made the ci-poetry of scholars gradually reading on the desk by given people rather than popular in the masses.And this trend had be enhance in the scholar through combo of ci-poetry. At last, the ci completed the transition as the ci-poetry of scholar. Also indicate that the phrase declines the destiny inevitable, ZHENG Wen-zhuo's ci is from the certain degree up show this kind of trend.The chapter one of this thesis make synopsis of ZHENG Wen-zhuo's ci and poem creations and a brief introduction of his biography. The chapter two analyzes Zheng's two main standpoints within theories of ci: the theory of Gu qi and the theory of swing. The third chapter, make ZHENG Wen-zhuo's ci-poetry divided into three types, that is: ci-poetry of dispersal, the ci of garden and the ci written close with the governor's office.The chapter four evaluate special features of Zheng's ci.The chapter five from the idea, contents, organized form and etc, analyse the inevitable progress of ci from prosperous to decline in the Qing dynasty.