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Remarks on Ci Poetry from the Zuo'an Studio

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Traditional Chinese thought has a long history and is highly original, inventive, and literary. Early thought forms are distinctive: religious theology, classical Chinese medical texts, ancient military strategy, Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism and the Hundred Schools, feng shui and metaphysics, the Twenty-Four Histories, and local customs and geography are all profound and extensive.

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Editor's review

Zuo'an Cihua is a work of ci criticism by Li Jia of the Qing dynasty. It belongs to the traditional cihua genre and, in the form of random notes and jottings, evaluates ci poets and their works and discusses ci prosody, rhyme, and the successes and failures of composition. This edition preserves the original appearance of the text and provides valuable primary material for studying Qing-dynasty ci criticism and conceptions of the ci genre. Readers can learn from it the critical paradigms and aesthetic tastes of traditional cihua and sense how earlier critics discussed ci with attention to style and mood. The book is suitable as reference material for ci studies and for careful reading by readers with a strong interest in classical poetry. It is best read alongside the specific ci works discussed so as to appreciate its critical aims.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • Researchers of premodern literature and ci studies who need primary Qing-dynasty cihua material for reference
  • Classical poetry enthusiasts who wish to understand traditional ci criticism and aesthetic standards
  • Chinese literature students who need to broaden their knowledge of premodern literary criticism and ci studies

Not a good fit for

  • Complete beginners to Chinese classics: the cihua format and terminology are demanding and easily feel abstruse
  • General readers who prefer modern vernacular explanations and accessible appreciation
  • Readers who only want quick facts about ci studies and are unwilling to read the original text closely

Reading tips

  1. Read through the original text once, mark unfamiliar ci-studies terms, then work through them item by item with annotations and reference works.
  2. For each cihua entry, find the original work by the poet discussed and read the two side by side to grasp the strengths and weaknesses the criticism points to.
  3. Read it alongside other cihua works such as Wang Guowei's Renjian Cihua to compare the critical interests of different periods.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 左庵词话
  3. 卷上
  4. 词要达意
  5. 词贵曲
  6. 词必通律
  7. 柳周解律
  8. 诗词不同
  9. 词律少发明
  10. 词以意趣为主
  11. 词最忌板
  12. 音律可以意会
  13. 词忌说煞
  14. 词发于天籁
  15. 词要清真
  16. 范希文词
  17. 张子野词
  18. 东坡词
  19. 晁周词
  20. 辛词永遇乐
  21. 白石词
  22. 碧山词
  23. 玉田词
  24. 刘过词
  25. 李易安词
  26. 张翥词
  27. 玉容溪词
  28. 朱竹词
  29. 杨韶父词
  30. 康伯可词
  31. 陈行词
  32. 周匀叔词
  33. 八旗词家
  34. 潘飞声词
  35. 汪泉词
  36. 陈浓词
  37. 那彦成词
  38. 樊榭词
  39. 左锡璇词
  40. 汪仁溥词
  41. 曹仰山词
  42. 南唐两宋词
  43. 咏物词
  44. 玉田才不高
  45. 周济论词
  46. 黄仲则词
  47. 张皋文词
  48. 清人词
  49. 勒方词
  50. 王星П词
  51. 东鸥草堂词
  52. 欧词
  53. 东坡词
  54. 词林正韵
  55. 入作三声
  56. 反切
  57. 词忌落腔
  58. 杨缵论词
  59. 词以方音叶
  60. 借音
  61. 上去音异
  62. 孙芝房词
  63. 周自庵词
  64. 王壬秋词
  65. 朱绶词
  66. 樊云门词
  67. 杜仲丹词
  68. 词中五七言
  69. 鹿潭词
  70. 项莲生词
  71. 金昌宗诗
  72. 王策词
  73. 朱淑真词
  74. 刘敏中词
  75. 萨都剌词
  76. 张枢词
  77. 计南阳词
  78. 酷相思煞句
  79. 吴香词
  80. 易石甫词
  81. 王渔洋词
  82. 姚词
  83. 张少南词
  84. 李梦韶词
  85. 东欧草堂词
  86. 方履词
  87. 董元恺词
  88. 沈湘云词
  89. 彭君词
  90. 许或词
  91. 竹山词
  92. 吴石华词
  93. 丁至和词
  94. 卷下
  95. 东坡词
  96. 山谷词
  97. 俞国宝词
  98. 史达祖词
  99. 梦窗词
  100. 张炎词
  101. 金粟香笔记
  102. 吴锡麒词
  103. 叶以倌词
  104. 侧犯
  105. 郑叔问词
  106. 国朝词综
  107. 金武祥词
  108. 刘炳照词
  109. 余成之词
  110. 粟香五笔
  111. 江南春词
  112. 舒佐尧词
  113. 陆蓉佩词
  114. 钱瑗词
  115. 姚秋士词
  116. 晓泉词
  117. 邓濂词
  118. 朱苗生词
  119. 弹指词
  120. 钱孟钿词
  121. 恽南田词
  122. 丁诵孙词
  123. 和韵词
  124. 丁绍基词
  125. 张佩之词
  126. 缪荃孙词
  127. 夏孙桐词
  128. 蒋溥卿词
  129. 刘光珊词
  130. 粟香诗
  131. 庄眉叔词
  132. 竹词
  133. 张仲远词
  134. 谈云西词
  135. 任筱沅词
  136. 金惠生词
  137. 樊云门词
  138. 陈庆森词
  139. 宗彭年词
  140. 刘定夫词
  141. 诗词不容少紊
  142. 意警
  143. 用笔
  144. 张雨珊词
  145. 杜钝叟词
  146. 左笏青词
  147. 词不宜和韵
  148. 词以白描为妙
  149. 湘弦离恨谱
  150. 词以入画为工
  151. 盛昱词
  152. 续晓泉词
  153. 词贵首尾声一线
  154. 词须讲音律
  155. 艰苦词易好
  156. 永言之义
  157. 词曲相近
  158. 冯延巳词
  159. 词有巧思
  160. 八旗词人少
  161. 俞е轩词
  162. 俞廷词
  163. 李后主词
  164. 李邴词
  165. 白石词
  166. 稼轩词
  167. 玉田词
  168. 词与诗无异
  169. 草堂诗余不可读
  170. 王幼霞词
  171. 翻易安词
  172. 李白词
  173. 词常用词
  174. 东坡词
  175. 梅溪词
  176. 自度腔
  177. 词宜谐宜雅
  178. 翻东坡词
  179. 品令不雅
  180. 涪翁俳词
  181. 竹山词
  182. 东坡戏作
  183. 词宜流畅
  184. 东坡水调歌头
  185. 蜕崖词
  186. 令词难作
  187. 警句
  188. 词眼
  189. 布置
  190. 属对
  191. 词不宜雕刻
  192. 用事最难
  193. 词中语句
  194. 词中咏节序

FAQ

What kind of book is Zuo'an Cihua?
It is a traditional cihua work: it evaluates ci poets and works and discusses ci prosody and composition in the form of notes and jottings. It is not a systematic history of ci or a textbook of ci studies, so it is best read entry by entry.
Can readers with no background in ci studies understand it?
The book involves many technical terms and specific ci works, so understanding will be difficult without some foundation. Readers will do better if they first have some experience reading Tang and Song ci and then use annotations and reference works.

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李佳 Author

Li Jia is an author about whom limited public information is available, and her identity and background remain to be further confirmed. Judging from the thirteen works included in the database, her interests and range of translation and research are quite broad, covering foreign literature, language and writing, law, management, and inspirational growth. Her representative works include translations of foreign literature such as The Book of Jacob, Jane Eyre, and The Diary of Anne Frank, showing her sustained engagement with literary translation; Syllable Structure and Dialect Grouping: A Case Study of the Southeastern Hubei Dialect reflects her attention to dialect phonology and linguistics; Principles of Cyber Criminal Law points to professional legal writing; and The Silver Economy: A Business Innovation Path from Cognition to Action touches on business and management. Other works, including Left Hut Ci Talks and a textbook on Northeastern Yangko handkerchief-flower techniques, show that her writing combines academic, practical, and popular elements, with considerable breadth of subject matter.

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