Research On Shaanxi Writers In Ming Dynasty

Regional literature research is a topic which cannot be neglected in the study of literature of Ming Dynasty,and Shanxi literature is an irreplaceable part of the literature study of the Ming Dynasty.During the two hundred and seventy-six years of the Ming Dynasty,whether the quality or the quantity of writers,Shanxi literature is at a low level,but in northern region of China,in the Ming Dynasty the literary achievements of Shanxi is still considerable: firstly,there were nearly 700 writers in the Shanxi whose name could be found from the historical textual,there were nearly 400 writers whose works were Left,there were nearly 65 writers whose collections were Lefts and there were nearly 120 collections which can be found today.Secondly,during Hongzhi and Zheng de period,Li Mengyang,Kang Hai,Wang Jiusi and other outstanding writers emerged in the literary circles.they advocated restoring ancient ways,they guided new literature atmosphere,and became the backbone of Literature Restoration to ancient times movement of middle Ming Dynasty which was Represented by the QIAN QIZI.Thirdly,it is generally believed that the Shaanxi literature of the Ming Dynasty gradually declined after the middle period of Jiajing,but it was just that time the literary families that could not be ignored was gradually rising and left a large number of works.Fourthly,in the Ming Dynasty the literature of the Shaanxi Xi'an county was abnormally prosperous,and the number of writers can be comparable with the Jiangnan sub-developed states.This paper is based on the basis of extensive collection of writers and works in Shaanxi area of the Ming Dynasty,objectively shows the spatial and temporal distribution of the writers in the Shaanxi area and composition styles of the Ming Dynasty,discusses the characteristics of the literature of the Shaanxi area in the Ming Dynasty,and gives a proper status to the Shaanxi literature of the Ming Dynasty.This paper is divided into two parts,the first of which is "the Summary of Shaanxi writer of the Ming Dynasty".it takes time as a clue to select more than 50 important poetic writers in the Shaanxi area of the Ming Dynasty,and to focus on his poetic and literary creation.The prosperity of Shaanxi literature was in the middle and late period of the Ming Dynasty.After a hundred years of preparation of the early Ming Dynasty,the Shaanxi literature of the Ming Dynasty reached its heyday in Hongzhi and Zhengde periods,and continued to develop in the Jiajing and Wanli periods,gradually declined in the end of the Ming Dynasty.Hongwu and Chenghua period(1368-1487)is the Preparation stage of shanxi literature.During this period,most of the writers in Shaanxi were known for their political achievements and Neo Confucianism.Zhang Zhu,Wang Shu,Duan Jian,Xue Jingzhi,Kang Fu and Huang Jian constituted its main body.Zhang Zhu was called "the best in all in action".Wang Shu is the founder of the school of Sanyuan Neo Confucianism.,in the political performance,he had the title of " twelve Beijing ministers,a unique Wang Shu".Their contributions to the culture of Shaanxi in the Ming Dynasty and the enlightenment to latecomers are indelible,and the development of culture will surely benefit the development of literature.The period of Hongzhi and Zheng de(1488-1521)is the peak of the literature of the Ming Dynasty,which has reached a certain height in both quantity and quality,and has produced famous literary writers which has a leading significance to the development of the national literature.in the QIAN QI ZI,Li Mengyang,Kang Hai and Wang Jiusi were the Shanxi people.there were a number of the classicist school writers around them,such as Xu Zonglu,Hu Zuanzong,Ma Ruji,Zhang Zhidao,Liu Chuxiu,Hu Shi,Zhang Zhidao,Han,Jing,Shen,and so on.At this stage,more Neo Confucianism.scholars,such as Wang Chengyu,Lv Nan,Ma Li,Han Bangqi,and South Da Ji,participated into literary creation at the same time,and have produced a number of distinctive works.Togetherly,they pushed the Shaanxi literature of the Ming Dynasty to a peak,and became the main force of the development of the national literature at that time.the Wanli and Jiajing period(1522-1566)was the slow development period of Shaanxi literature,which mainly manifested in the number of writers and the development of several important literary families.Although Zhao Shichun,one of the eight talent writer of Jiajing,was still in the national literary arena at this stage,the whole Shaanxi literature has been at the edge of the national literature.What should be paid attention to is the prosperity and development of the Tongzhou Ma family represented by Ma Ziqiang and Weinan Nan family represented by Nan Xuan and other literary families.Besides,Wang Weizhen,Zhao Tong,Yang Jue,Feng Congwu,Wen Chun,Zhang Mengxun and others are famous for their literary creation in shanxi area.During Taichang and Chongzhen periods(1620—1644),Shaanxi literature has already entered a period of decline.However,Shaanxi still had a certain number of writers in the literary creation,such as Jiao Yuanpu,Wen Rizhi,Wen Zizhi,Wen Qizhi,Lai fu,Lai lin,Zhang Chun,Qin Yifan and so on.In the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty,Wen knew himself as a leader in Guanzhong literary circle and enjoyed a good reputation in Shanxi.The second part of this article is "the Investigation of Shanxi writers of the Ming Dynasty",which takes the region and the author as the outlines,writing a biography for Shanxi writers in the Ming Dynasty,and writing the abstract of their works.In This part I pays attention to the collection and collation of first hand information,and tries to seek perfection as far as possible.i tried to modify the mistakes of materials such as name,works,and so on.Although it is the second part of the paper,it is the base of whole study.Generally speaking,the literature of Shanxi in the Ming Dynasty has the following characteristics: firstly,the writer's distribution is unbalanced in time and space.From the point of time,during Jiajing Wanli period,the number of writer was most,during Zhengde,Chongzhen period,the number of writer ranked secondly,during Hongzhi Chenghua period,the number of writer was least.From the point of space distribution,,the writers of Xi'an had absolute advantages in quantity,accounting for more than 60%of the total number of Shaanxi writers in the Ming Dynasty;secondly,the Shaanxi writers in the Ming Dynasty were influenced by the neo-Confucian school of Guan Zhong,the writers were more integrity and generosity,their works showed the strong creative personality,thridly,the writers of the Shaanxi region in the Ming Dynasty have a strong sense of literary revival,Theytook Sima Qian and Du Fu as their idols,lastly,in the Ming Dynasty,the Shaanxi writers generally owned A tendency to focus on reality.In the historical horizon of Shanxi literature and the regional view of the Ming Dynasty literature,the literature of the Shaanxi area in the Ming Dynasty is not outstanding,but in the middle of the Ming Dynasty,Literary revival doctrine writer represented by Li Mengyang and Kanghai were gradually rising,they formed their special characteristics,and all these make the study of shanxi writer of Ming dynasty significative.