Research About The Poetics And Poetic Creation Of You Tong

You Tong is a writer in the early days of the Qing dynasty.Emperor Shunzhi once called him a “genius”and Emperor Kangxi also praised him as an “old celebrity”.He has achieved remarkable success in various fields such as poetry,article,lyric and drama.These works have a high reference value for the study of social phenomena and literary thoughts during the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.For a long period of time,academic researches have focused relatively on his drama,while other fields are Lack of attention.The researches of You Tong’s poetics and poetic creation can supplement the existing research of You Tong’s poetics,and make the structure of poetics and poetic creation in the early Qing Dynasty bocome more complete.You Tong’s poetics is relatively fragmented and unsystematic.Further collecting,collating and analysing poetic material,combining his poetry as a whole research,is the focus of this article.You Tong’s poetic ideas include several aspects: First,the poetic ontology."temperament" is the main body of You Tong’s theory,especially from the origin of the poetry,spread,and the basic role of the discussion of " temperament" in poetry.Second,the development of poetry.You Tong believes that generations of poetry cannot be neglected.His open-minded,changeable and equal poetic conception enabled him to grasp the development law of poetry,abandon the "poetics discrimination" of the Ming,and see the author’s self-worth.Third,evaluation of poetry."quiet" and "free" as the two evaluation criteria of You Tong are the important weapons for distinguishing the quality of poetry and revealing the limitations of the poets of Ming dynasty.At the same time,these criteria are also the embodiment of changeable poetic conception in the early Qing dynasty.Fourth,poetic creation theory.You Tong’s creative theory conforms to the general view of poets in the early Qing Dynasty.Under the guidance of the "temperament" theory,he upholds the attitude of "true" poetry creation and uses the combination of internally and externally learning as assistants to form an original creation.You Tong’s poetry creation is the practice of his poetic thought.His lyrical poetry not only reflects the Personal experience,but also expresses the "temporal temperament",exposes the reality of the people’s livelihood,and has the image of "eternal temperament".His Historic poetry is full of profound meanings and reflect the thinking of the times,the country,and the life.In the early days of him,there was a sense of rise and fall in his poetry,and later period,the emotion levels were more abundant."The Ming Dynasty Yuefu Poetry" is particularly famous.It is the inheritance and surpassing from Li Dongyang.You Tong’s poetic thought is an important part of his literary theory.Not only is his thought closely related to his works,but also has an organic connection with other fields such as drama and lyric.Discussing his poetics and poetic creation,the conclusions will help us to recognize the importance of poetry in the early Qing Dynasty and the development of poetry in the Qing Dynasty.