Zhang Dai Prose Of Daily Life In Aesthetic Thought

Zhang Dai is a great master in the different fields of literature , historical science, philosophy. But in a long period ,people did not attach much importance to Zhang's achievement and his works for historical reasons .In recent years, Zhang's achievement and his works were re-aroused and walking into the field of vision of many scholars with status of"a great master that should not be forgot".Daily life ,being a field that one can hold outside the fields of public business and one's social responsibility , is a basic part of one's whole life ,and it is very importance to individual life .In this part ,we try to walk into the world of Zhang's prose works through the view of"daily life".And try to find out the aesthetic conceptions and the tendency of daily life which emerging in the world of Zhang's prose ,such as gardens building ,festival celebration and leisure ,decoration of craft ,and so on .The article was consisted of four parts .PartⅠ. We begin to discuss with the background of Zhang's thoughts of aesthetic in daily life .It comprises of common social background and that of Zhang's family and his individual culture experience .And all these background can be seen as the soil of Zhang's aesthetic thoughts in daily life .PartⅡ.It is a very distinctive feature in Zhang's thoughts of aesthetic in daily life that he attached great importance to man's feelings and spirit .In this part ,we try to discuss the feeling basis of Zhang's aesthetic thoughts in daily life .PartⅢ.We try to discuss the preference of Zhang's aesthetic thoughts that emerging in many fields of everyday life such as Chinese traditional opera ,arts and crafts ,garden building and the art of tea .PartⅣ.Facing the trend of thought of"Daily life turn"that appeared in the later stage of Ming dynasty ,people begin to use a new sight to treat everyday life and individual experience .In this part ,we try to discuss the change that happen in the field of daily life through the festival celebration and leisure in daily life .