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A study on the theatricality of Ci-poetry in Northern Song period
Journal of Chinese Language and Literature
2019,
(80), pp.5-28
DOI : 10.15792/clsyn..80.201904.5
Publisher : Chinese Literary Society Of Yeong Nam
Research Area : Chinese Language and Literature
DOI : 10.15792/clsyn..80.201904.5
Publisher : Chinese Literary Society Of Yeong Nam
Research Area : Chinese Language and Literature
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Literature and culture grew by communicating with each other. Ci poetry is influenced by the performance culture of the same period, so has a theatrical quality. The performance culture of the Northern Song period was watched by many soldiers, who liked the saga of heroes and generals, and pursued a pleasurable affection. And performance culture showed a tendency to be amusing and playful because of the low artistic level of audience. Ci poetry has a theatrical quality. First, two characters appear in the Ci poems. There are two cases: one is the lyricist describes the male and female characters, and the other is the lyricist serves as the male character. Second, Ci poetry of Northern Song period adopted a conversation style; a man confessed to a woman, or the man talks to the man. Third, Ci writers used Manci. As the number of Manci phrases increased, they could delineate the scene, and connect scenes with scenes. The fourth, Ci writers linked many songs, and sang narrative material. They chose the legendary novels of the Tang dynasty, and remade it by using a chapter-after-chapter Ci style. In short, Ci poetry of Northern Song period has a theatrical quality as one of the performances culture, which raises the artistic level and also influences the Yuan drama.
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