Traditional And Modern Dialogue: "changlangshihua" Reception Theory

Song Dynasty was the important transformation period when China's classical aesthetics was developed. When Chinese classical aesthetic thought developed into the period of Song Dynasty with the Cultural blending of Confucianism and Buddha in Tang and Song dynasty, the Zen aesthetic trend appeared, thus making the deep esthetic transition happening. Yan Yu, the person who can be regarded as generalizing the Zen esthetic trend in Song dynasty, whose masterpiece Cang Lang Shi Hua is the symbol of the transition of esthetic thought in Song dynasty because of the establishing of a unique patterns of thought to Zen esthetics.This thesis consists of four parts as following:I. Preface.Cang Lang Shi Hua is not only a very influential theoretical masterpiece in the history of Chinese classical literary theory, but also the focus discussed by the scholars both at home and abroad. They, to some extent, often made a specific analysis to some aspects with the perspective of creation despite of being lacking of a systematic probe into some other perspectives.II. The historic acceptable context of Cang Lang Shi HuaChinese classical literary theory is a colossal acceptable history, it has initiated the function of education to the mass accepted since Shang Shu was born. Thereafter, during the period of Qin dynasty, Wei Jin dynasties to Tang dynasty, though the creation of literary theory is connected to the writers, one of an outstanding feature is the entanglement between author and the reader, the approach of creation is the approach of reading. The same to the Song dynasty. Therefore, whatever the author and the commenter is involved, it is in the acceptable context, hence, making Cang Lang Shi Hua an important element with acceptable characteristics.3 The acceptable theory of Cang Lang Shi Hua1. The Condition and Acceptable Theory of Subject2. The Acceptable Theory of Esthetic Ontology3. The Esthetic Functional Theory of Literary AcceptanceIV. The modern esthetic significance of Gang Lang Shi Hua1. Through making a comparison between Cong Lang Shj Hua and several categories of western acceptable esthetics, there is a possibility of conveying the differences of philosophical roots between west and east, supplying a new angle to the modern transition for Chinese classical literary theory,2. Trough analyzing the connotation of Gang Lang Shi Hua, it offers various different ways to reading the literary woks, thus, enriching the probability of literary connotation, promoting the practical values of the literary works.