An introduction to baiyuzhai's ci
Bai Yuzhai's Ci is a monograph on China's ancient Ci. Written by Chen Tingzhuo in Qing Dynasty. "Anthurium" was published in Guangxu period. There is an enlightened bookstore, 1959 was published by People's Literature Publishing House, and 1983 was printed for the third time. 1983, Qilu Publishing House published Qu Xingguo's Collation Notes and Bai Yuzhai's Ci Poems Enough for Our School Notes. 1984, Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House published ten manuscripts.
Brief introduction of the author
Chen Tingzhuo (1853 ~ 1892) is also a peak figure. Jiangsu Dantu people. Guangxu fourteen years (1888) served as a juror. Be less good at writing poems and worship Du Fu. I began to concentrate on learning words around the age of 30 10 years. His lyrics are not widely handed down from generation to generation, but they are deeply emotional and without coquettish purport. He is the author of Bai Yuzhai's Thorn, Bai Yuzhai's Ci Cun and Bai Yuzhai's Poems. He also recorded 24 volumes of 2360 words.
Ci-Hua system
Bai Yuzhai's Ci Hua has more than 690 poems in eight volumes, which is an important work with a large space in modern Ci Hua.
The author of this book claims that the purpose of writing is "coquettish, affectionate, soft, depressed, practical, popular and sincere." Not being favored by the ancients and embarrassed by the ancients became a unique statement, and it had to be in the middle, so as to stretch a line for Yi Gi "(Preface to the Thorns), which is a self-contained statement about the fashion of Ci.
The book basically holds the view of Changzhou Ci School, but it is not limited to the views of Zhang Huiyan and Zhou Ji, the founders of Changzhou Ci School.
His theory of ci emphasizes "feeling interest" and "sustenance", and holds that "sustenance is not thick and touching" (ibid.) and "metaphor is not deep and tree meaning is not thick to express interest" (volume 6 of Thorn); Highlight the style of loyalty and depression, and advocate that "sincerity can be based on loyalty, or it can be depressed and unrestrained, elegant and luxurious" (Volume 1).
The so-called "faith", that is, "based on gentleness and peace" (volume 8); The so-called "depression", that is, "depression and frustration are positive" (Volume 8), makes it "meaning to write first, and God speaks more than words" (Volume 1).
Bixing's sustenance, loyalty and depression run through as one. "Feeling current affairs, sending poems, has long been based on the upstream. In particular, it is not appropriate to tell the truth, but only to use figurative style, that is, figurative style must be implicit and gloomy and honest "(Volume 2). At the same time, it is emphasized that "elegance and vulgarity should be divided at the beginning of introduction" (volume 7) and "vulgarity" should be avoided as much as possible (volume 6).
This book expounds the above basic viewpoints in detail through the specific comments on poets and ci theories of past dynasties.
Although this book doesn't object to uninhibited words, it also praises Su (teacher) and Xin (abandoning illness), but it places too much emphasis on the gloomy wind, so it still takes Wen () and Wei (Zhuang) as the cases, and praises chapter 14 of Bodhisattva Man as "the extreme track of ancient and modern times" (Volume 1);
Wei Zhuang's Ci is the Best of Ci (Volume 1); In particular, Wang Dui is highly esteemed. He believes that "the word has Bishan (Wang), but the word has respect" (Volume 2). Therefore, we can't understand the value of Su Xin's Ci, which directly reflects the reality. But he also showed contempt for folk literature, thinking that "folk songs are sung" and "it is difficult to be elegant" (Volume 6).
Chen's point of view is mainly that of Changzhou Ci School, which advocates that Ci should be "sentimental" and "entrusted", and opposes moaning without illness, and also opposes "talking without leaving room". He put forward his own unique criteria for judging words, namely "depressed" and "elegant".
The latter is easy to understand. Regarding the former, Chen Tingzhuo himself explained: "The so-called depressed people mean to write first, but God speaks beyond words. ..... hair will be looming, want to show, repeatedly stroked, will not hit the nail on the head. Not only the height of the body, but also the thickness of temperament. " (It seems not quite the same as Lao Du's Depression)
Under the guidance of this point of view, Chen is different from the orthodox theorists in the past, and gave a high evaluation to Su Xin and other bold poets: "Dongpo's ci was not correct in the past, so it was not enough to argue it because it was confined to the melody, not to investigate its source."
Xin Jiaxuan, the dragon in the word, is extremely ambitious, but his artistic conception is extremely depressed. The word "Jialing (Chen Weisong)" is dignified and handsome. On its charm, it is invincible in ancient and modern times. "Such an evaluation is rare.