Qing poetry
Qing poetry refers to the poetry of or typical of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911).[1] Classical Chinese poetry continued to be the major poetic form of the Qing dynasty, during which the debates, trends and widespread literacy of the Ming period began to flourish once again after a transitional period during which the Qing dynasty had established its dominance. Also, popular versions of Classical Chinese poetry were transmitted through Qing dynasty anthologies, such as the collections of Tang poetry known as the Complete Tang Poems and the Three Hundred Tang Poems. The poetry of the Qing Dynasty has an ongoing and growing body of scholarly literature associated with its study. Both the poetry of the Ming dynasty and the poetry of the Qing dynasty are studied for poetry associated with Chinese opera, the developmental trends of Classical Chinese poetry and the transition to the more vernacular type of Modern Chinese poetry, as well as poetry by women in Chinese culture.
Background
The
Poets and poetry
Classical Chinese poetry continued to be the major poetic form of the Qing Dynasty. This was also a time of related literary developments, such as the collections of Tang poetry, under the
In addition to those identified primarily as poets, such as
Influence
Much of the modern popular versions of Classical Chinese poetry were transmitted through Qing Dynasty anthologies, such as the Complete Tang Poems and the Three Hundred Tang Poems.
See also
Notes
- ^ Davis, lxxi
- ^ Zhang Hongsheng, "Gong Dingzi and the Courtesan Gu Mei: Their Romance and the Revival of the Song Lyric in the Ming-Qing Transition", in Hsiang Lectures on Chinese Poetry, Volume 2, Grace S. Fong, editor. (Montreal: Center for East Asian Research, McGill University, 2002).
- ^ Owen "Qing Classical Poetry and Song Lyric" pp. 1129-1143
- ^ Chaves 1986, pp. 9-11
- ^ Chaves 1986, p. 388
- ^ Cai 2008, pp. 359-360
- ^ Chaves 1986, p. 466
References
- Cai, Zong-qi, ed. (2008). How to Read Chinese Poetry: A Guided Anthology. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-13941-1
- Chaves, Jonathan, ed. (1986). The Columbia Book of Later Chinese Poetry: Yüan, Ming, and Ch'ing Dynasties (1279-1911). New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-06149-8
- Davis, A. R. (Albert Richard), Editor and Introduction, The Penguin Book of Chinese Verse. (Baltimore: Penguin Books (1970).
Further reading
- Owen, Stephen, "Qing Classical Poetry and Song Lyric," in Stephen Owen, ed. An Anthology of Chinese Literature: Beginnings to 1911. New York: ).