The Influence Of Zhouyi On Sushi's Literary Thought

Su Shi was a famous litterateur,calligrapher,painter,as well as a literary theorist of the Song dynasty;his literary thoughts can be found in his poems,preface and letters.His literary thoughts contain the ideological component of Confucianism,Buddhism,and Taoism beyond any manner of doubt.However,Su learned The Book of Changes since he was very young,it also brought great influence to his future.This article will start from the connection between Su's literary thoughts and The Book of Changes,and then move on to what kind of impact The Book of Changes has on Su's future poetries,poem theory and painting theory.Furthermore,it will talk about if the ideological system of The Book of Changes affected Su's thinking.Chapter One is a description of Su Shi has the basis of studying The Book of Changes.The rising of studying The Book of Changes in the Song dynasty and Sichuan Province is the best place to study The Book of Changes,has brought Su,who was born in Sichuan,great influence of studying The Book of Changes.Moreover,Su's father Su Xun was already a professional of studying The Book of Changes;as a reason,Su learned The Book of Changes from his childhood for his whole life.He did this not only for his own academic preference,but also to finish up his father's last wish;finally,he accomplished the masterpiece called DongpoYiZhuan.Chapter Two is about the influence that The Book of Changes brought to Su's literary creation.The Book of Changes considered accumulation is the main point of studying;Su also proposed that reading tons of books to improve anyone's own writing.According to The Book of Changes,studying carefully about the essence of things in order to contribute their talents and abilities to the country.Su's articles believe that writings should be beneficial to the society.The Book of Changes wrote about the changes,and Su also agreed that creation should be allowed in writing within the rules.Chapter Three talks about the influence that The Book of Changes brought to Su's literary criticism.The Book of Changes agreed the interaction between Yin and Yang;however,Su came up with literary works should contain both the rigid and the soft.The Book of Changes mentioned that language could not express exactly how we think;Su believed that the charm of work should exist outside the form itself.In The Book of Changes,we could reach the same goal by different means;Su also considered literature can be presented in different forms to get the aesthetic feeling.Chapter Four describes if the thought The Book of Changes have affected Su's literary thought.The core of The Book of Changes is “change”,but Su emphasized “through”;so “change can achieve through” combined their different thoughts together showing that the uniqueness of their ideas.