On Ci Poetry
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Summary
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers who have read some Tang and Song ci and wish to understand ci theory
- Those interested in traditional cihua and modes of literary criticism
- Readers who need basic knowledge of the ci genre to support teaching or writing
- Advanced readers willing to read against specific ci poems and take notes
Not a good fit for
- Complete beginners who have never read ci and need introductory appreciation
- Readers expecting systematic argumentation in the style of modern academic papers
- Those who only want anthologies of ci poems and are not interested in theoretical questions
Reading tips
- Keep a few familiar ci poems at hand and compare them immediately when reading relevant judgments.
- After each section, summarize one of the author's views on ci in your own words; avoid merely underlining conclusions.
- Read alongside a ci anthology: read the works first, then Ci Shuo, to test whether the theory matches your reading experience.
- Note abstract terms as you encounter them and look them up together later; do not get stuck on every concept on a first reading.
About the publisher
Bashu Publishing House is a publisher centered on collating and publishing classical Chinese cultural texts, with its main publishing areas covering classical literature, Eastern philosophy, ancient poetry, and educational classics. Its library currently holds 1,075 titles, including representative works such as Dream of the Red Chamber, the Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Gathering, Renjian Cihua, and Out to the Frontier, involving authors such as Cao Xueqin, Wang Xizhi, Wang Guowei, Wang Changling, Liu Xie, and Yan Yu. These reflect the publisher's focus on literary classics, poetry criticism, and philosophical readings. Its publishing character lies in working around ancient texts and canonical works, with attention to textual collation and presentation. Public information on its more detailed publishing background and series plans is limited; this introduction is based only on the library's book information.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 序
- 自序
- 初学作词当从诗入手
- 作词当以读词为权舆
- 初学作词先从小令入手
- 纤佻之病须痛改
- 词体贵洁
- 词名肇始
- 词之选本
- 词家必备之书
- 词家两派
- 清真词中之圣
- 尧章别树一帜
- 梦窗佳处在丽密
- 史梅溪词以幽秀胜
- 清季词家抗衡两宋
- 论词诸说
- 诗词同源异派
- 词之用笔与古文一例
- 初学填词首在运意
- 练意布局练句练字
- 阴阳九音
- 词林正韵
- 清季词人
- 七家词选
- 宋初诸公工小令
- 与万钊论词
- 词亦有史
- 止庵善言寄
- 词叶入声韵
- 宋人以入作平
- 清真兰陵王
- 词宜融情入景
- 近日词人
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About the author
Jiang Zhaolan is an author about whom public information is quite limited; his nationality, dates of birth and death, and educational background are not clearly recorded. What can be confirmed is that Jiang Zhaolan wrote one work, Cishuo (Discourse on Ci), which is classified as literary appreciation and serves as the main basis for understanding his writing. Judging from the nature of the work, Cishuo is a discussion of ci poetry, offering commentary and evaluation of this literary form and reflecting the author's attention to and understanding of the classical verse tradition. Works of this kind usually combine personal appreciation with critical judgment, addressing such matters as conception, aesthetic realm, and language style in ci while revealing the author's own aesthetic orientation. Although Jiang Zhaolan's extant works are few and research materials are not abundant, Cishuo, as his representative text, still provides readers with direct access to his views on ci poetry and has reference value among works of ci appreciation.
