Study On The History Of Ou Yangxiu Ci Acceptance

Ou Yang-xiu, as "the father of the Northern Song Dynasty Literature", his values and historical roles are acknowledged not only through his articles,his poems but also his Ci in the history of literature. Ou Yangxiu Ci'values and historical roles are achieved by the acceptance of his Ci by all following dynasties. This thesis is designed to discuss the characteristics of aesthetic reception of his Ci in different dynasties through analyzing Ou Yangxiu ci that being read, interpreted and imitated by different recipients.The thesis consists of three parts: introduction, the body part and the conclusions.The introduction part gives a brief introduction about the present research status of Ou Ci, the reason and imaginable value of doing the research.The body part is the main part. The receptive course of Ou Yangxiu Ci experienced four different periods approximately: northern Song, southern Song, Yuan Ming dynasty and Qing dynasty. From the historical perspective, the research is mainly divided into four parts: from the first part to the third part, the acceptance of Ou Yangxiu Ci is discussed through analyzing Ou Yangxiu ci that being imitated in the creation, commented and selected frequently by ci—selecting collections by different recipients. And the last part, the acceptance of Ou Yangxiu Ci in the Qing dynasty is presented through analyzing Ou Yangxiu ci that being accepted by the leading Ci group.The conclusions part is a summarization of the acceptance of Ou Yangxiu Ci every dynasty.