A Study Of Zi Shou Ci In The Southern Song Dynasty

In the works of Song Ci,Shou Ci(寿词)occupies a place in the field of Ci with more than 2000 pieces of creation,and becomes a literary landscape that can not be ignored in the field of Ci.Among them,the Zi Shou Ci(自寿词)which are full of personalized colors deviates from the theme of Shou Ci,which are originally wishing for others’longevity and wealth.Shou Ci take the poet himself as the object of celebrating the birthday,exalt the value of life and explore the ultimate meaning of life.These words are the essence of Shou Ci.In recent years,although scholars began to pay attention to the study of Shou Ci,it is only for the whole of Shou Ci,but there are few studies on Zi Shou Ci.The only comments about Zi Shou Ci are only scattered in monographs or papers,which only take Zi Shou Ci as a foil,rather than face its own value,let alone a complete research system.Therefore,this paper mainly makes a comprehensive study of Zi Shou Ci in the Southern Song Dynasty.Starting from the whole of Zi Shou Ci in the Southern Song Dynasty,this paper combs the development of Zi Shou Ci in the Southern Song Dynasty on the basis of the context of the times.On this basis,the a large number representative Ci works are selected to support the discussion Zi Shou Ci special birthday feelings and humanistic significance,in order to be closer to the real appearance of Zi Shou Ci in the Southern SongDynasty,and to present its value and significance in the history of Ci.This paper is divided into three parts: introduction,main body and conclusion.In the introduction part,the author first defines the concept and content of Zi Shou Ci,and points out that it is a work written by poet to celebrate their birthday,express their wishes for a happy birthday and think about their feelings for life.On this basis,it is judged and screened to determine the research scope.Then,the research status of the southern song dynasty’s Zi Shou Ci is explained.Finally,the purpose and significance of this topic are described.The main body is divided into four chapters to discuss the Zi Shou Ci in detail in the Southern Song Dynasty.The first chapter expounds the development of Zi Shou Ci in the Southern Song Dynasty.The article takes time as the main line and poets’ creation as the focus to analyze the development of Zi Shou Ci in three stages that the early Southern Song Dynasty,the period of Zhong Xing and the end of the Southern Song Dynasty,and shows the creation characteristics and the emotional expression of different poet in different periods.The second and third chapters mainly analyze the individual and collective creation of Zi Shou Ci.In these two chapters,the representative poets and groups are selected to demonstrate that the creation of Zi ShouCi is not limited to a certain class or group of people.From the officialdom to the common people,almost all the social strata in the Southern Song Dynasty were included.However,the focus is still on their creation of Zi Shou Ci,and the in-depth analysis of their works.Although these poets also have the characteristics of praying for wealth and longevity in the creation of Zi Shou Ci,they still integrate the concerns of individuals,nations and countries into their works,showing the heavy sense of the mission of the country and the uncertainty of life.The fourth chapter describes the historical significance of Zi Shou Ci in the Southern Song Dynasty.By comparing with Zi Shou Ci in the Northern Song Dynasty and other Shou Ci in the Southern Song Dynasty,it expounds the position of Zi Shou Ci in the style of Ci,and shows its value and significance in the history of Ci.The content of Zi Shou Ci includes the description of birthday scene,the review of life course,and the exclamation of the inconstancy of life and death due to the exploration of life truth,which are full of personalized color.Although it deviates from the theme of Shou Ci,it has high literary value and historical significance in terms of its content and historical significance.It is worthy of in-depth study and should be evaluated objectively and fairly.