The Study On Yi Yuan Zhi Yan

Yi yuan zhi yan is an important representative work of Wang Shizhen, However, the researches on the book are much less than sufficient. The deficiencies manifest themselves in the following three aspects: First, the research about the nature of the text and the change of version are not enough; Second, the study of the content is too narrow; third, the study on the book is far from comprehensive and the change of the author's thought in the process of writing is indistinct. To overcome the weakness and shortcomings above, the paper will conduct a comprehensive study. From the analysis of the text, the paper explores the background and resource of Yi yuan zhi yan, redefines its position in the history of the literary criticism.The introduction summaries researches about Wang shizhen to indicate the meaning of this subject. Chapter one investigates the writing process of Yi yuan zhi yan and the evolution of the content and the edition. It takes Wang Shizhen about twenty years time to write Yi yuan zhi yan, there have been many changes in the process. This chapter combs out the relationship of the four different works which includes Yi yuan zhi yan , Zhi Yan bie lu, Zhi yan fu lu and Wan wei yu bian. Among them the edition with sixteen volumes has kept the original appearance of Yi yuan zhi yan. Analyze the thought of Wang Shizhen through comparison of Ming shi ping and Yi yuan zhi yan.Chapter two discusses the resources of Yi yuan zhi yan. Yi yuan zhi yan takes many advantages of ancient critics, especially incorporates the thought of Yan Yu, Yang Shen and Xu Zhenqing. Cang lang shi hua is one of the important resources of Yi yuan zhi yan, Wang Shizhen analyzes and develops the theory proposed by Yan Yu which includes the identification of poem, the style of poetry, the pattern of poetry, the criticism of poetry. Tan yi lu is another important resource of Yi yuan zhi yan.Wang Shizhen inherits the theory of Xu Zhenqing, remedies the shortage of the theory, forms a integrate system of poetry criticism. Wang Shizhen inherits the thought of Yang Shen not only in literature but also in the science of history, artistic etc.Chapter three discusses three special ideas in Yi yuan zhi yan which include the criticism of the poetry in Ming Dynasty, the poetics theory in Tang Dynasty, the relationship between literary style and era. Wang Shizhen not only criticizes the ancient author but also evaluates the authors in the Ming Dynasty, which is the highlight of the book. He criticizes Tang poetry through the theory inheriting fromYan Yu and Gao Bing. Wang Shizhen not only emphasizes the literary style but also focuses on the relation between literary style and era, forming a particular critical method.Chapter four mainly investigates the influence of the book. Yi yuan zhi yan has a far-reaching impact on literati in the Ming and Qing Dynasty. It is reflected in three respects: quoted by kinds of books; duplicated and compiled by other poetry theory books; inherited and developed by descendant.In conclusion, the paper researches Yi yuan zhi yan comprehensively, determines its reasonable position in the history of literary criticism, propels the research of Wang Shizhen.