Wei Xi Literary Studies

Wei Xi,the leader of "Nine masters of yitang",was also one of the three masters in early Qing dynasty.He held fast to his country,and poured his will into literature so as to save the morale of the society,which was highly and widely praised by the people."Wei-shuzi collected works" Was totally up to 32 volumes,including 22 volumes of external articles , 3 volumes "Catalog",8 volumes of "Poems".He also wrote 12 volumes of "army trace",10 volumes of "Zuo Zhuan ",1 volume of "Shangshu",1 volume of "".His works are of a variety of genres and styles,which was also a mirror of his special living status and mentality process. Ningdu,south jiangxi province,a place famous for its distirct and clan literrature,was Wei Xi's hometown. Wei clan had a long and profund family learning origin, which of course paid great attention to the ethic of its offsprings.Consequently,Wei Xi was excellent in literature and sticked to his belief.After the fall of ming dynasty,he secluded in cuiwei mountain and strived for the lasting of Ming dynasty."Wei Shuzi poems" Has 8 volumes,including more than 530 poets. His theory of poetry lncluding : promote the expression of the authenticity of the situation, stand retro, appreciation quiet.According to its genre,it can be divided into 10 sorts such as Responding Poem, Leisure Poems, Mixed Poems, History Poems, Sad Poems, Chant Poems, Affection Poems, Landscape Poems, Yuefu Poems, Mourning Poems.Three major themes were involved in his poets: Feelings of missing the motherland foever, Feelings of missing relatives and friends,and Quiet contented delight of life. As a typical heritage on behalf of ming, he focus on his affection for the pasted country. Based on learning from Dufu ,he added his own understanding,advanced poem to a new art style chractrized by a contradictory mood,such as lonely,depressed combined with vigorous, singular combined with delicate and clear.Wei Xi classical includs 16 texts,which add up to 614 pieces.The exchange of dynasty impacted him a lot and reflected in his felling and works. He advocated "statecraft ",put forward "truth" ,"Qi"as his proposition in literature writing. His classics are full of reflections on feudalism, criticals on imperial examination system,praises for heros and heroines,which styled as vigorous,eloquent and euphemism.The literary Thought and literary practice of Wei Xi, has the power to create for thoughts on the new creation and a new style of writing in the early Qing dynasty. He has a Important position in history of Chinese literature's .