The Literary Study Of Zhou Lianggong And His Poems

Zhou Lianggong was an important writer during the transition from the Ming to the Qing Dynasty. Although he had plenty of creative works, most of them were prohibited from circulation for perusal and destroyed while some of them were burnt by himself in his later years, which depreciated his reputation and consigned him to oblivion.The present paper is composed of four chapters. Chapter One is the study of the writer, focused on the research of his life experience and pedigree. This chapter starts with a description of the main experiences all through his life, followed with a general introduction of his pedigree, and ends with the investigation of two questionable points, that is, the two aliases he used to have and his twice experiences of being sent to jail.Chapter Two carries out a study of Zhou Lianggong's literary writings, including his eighteen collections of poems and fifteen collected works.Chapter Three lays stress on the study of his cultural activities,presenting a detailed textual research on his creations and giving a brief introduction of his contribution on calligraphy, drawing, signets, collecting of ink sticks, library and book-engraving. Chapter Four mainly researches his responding with poems to his friends and the literary gatherings he presided over in Yangzhou, Fujian, Qingzhou and Nanjing.Chapter Five is the analysis on his distinguishing literary and artistic attitude as well as the study on the contents and characteristics of his poetry creations.