Fang Tung Tree Poetics

Fang Dong Shu,an important author of the classical Chinese Article and poetic theory as well as a Neo-Confucian in the middle and late Qing Dynasty. Fang stressed that poetry should take based on personal experience and true feelings, should Qiu-zhen (searching for expression of self) and Li-cheng (expressing honesty), and pursue own unique features as a creative ideal. He praised classical poetry and be against vulgar poems in pursuit of solemn. His theoretical works of poetry Zhao Mei Zhan Yan, aims to explore poems and poets from Han Wei to Tang Dynasty and creat a orthodox geneaology of poetic history with Du Fu and Han Yu As the center.This dissertation's the research object is Zhao Mei Zhan Yan that embodys poetic theory of Fang Dong Shu, and Fang Dong Shu's poems as well as forewords (mainly about poems), relevant works in relation to poetry and other works of the Tong-cheng School in order to analyse a thorough and systematic study of Fang Dong Shu's poetic thoery.The whole dissertion consists of five chapters. As follows:In preface, giving research status of Dong Shu's poetic thoery and the study of meaning and plans.The first chapter of his life, friends, Writings and thinking. It mainly deals with his life and thoughts.His students were also introduced. From his friends we can ascertain the cultural atmosphere of his time, know the academic and literary general mood, understand Fang Dong Shu's temperament. These help us more accurately summarized its poetics.Chapter Two about his poetic activities and poetics tendency.The chapter Introduces his poems and poetic theory works, Zhao Mei Zhan Yan,and summarises three key points. One is the basic value position is orthodox Confucian values, Second is Strengthening foundation and reading more. Three is "Yi-wen-lun-shi"(intepreting poems with prose mode) aesthetic orientation.Chapter threee is Fang Dong Shu's criticism practice of the chinese poems discussed from Wei and Jin dynasty to Tang and Song dynasity.Chapter Four Fang Dong Shu's poetic criticism in the Ming and Qing dynasity. It Summarized the poetic criticism of the main poetic factions,such as the verve of poetics, style poetics, Yuan Mei and his poetic thoery,and Liu dakui, YaoFan as well as YaoNai of the Tong-cheng School.Chapter five is the poetics value of Zhao Mei Zhan Yan and its position of history in poetics criticism. This chapter sums up poetic thought of Fang Dong Shu, discusses the poetics criticism in value and has its value in the history of literary criticism.