The Transformation of Aesthetics Research in the Song Dynasty:Concepts,Horizons,and Approaches
The studies of aesthetic in Song Dynasty is undergoing transformation based on three par-adigms.There are three major driving forces for the transformation of Song-Dynasty aesthetics:the chan-ging multi-ethnic Chinese circle from the Five Dynasties to the Song Dynasty,the newly-emerged urban mass culture in the Song Dynasty,and the new type of scholar-gentry group that emerged during the Song Dynasty.The aesthetics of the Song Dynasty was mainly centered around the scholar-gentry.The aesthet-ics of the scholar-gentry has three particularly remarkable aspects.First,among the urban scholar-offi-cials,an elegant art system of scholar-gentry courtyards emerged.Second,the group of scholar-gentry who emphasized literature,through interaction with the imperial painting academy,developed the art phi-losophy of literati painting.Third,among the scholar-gentry who failed to obtain imperial examination de-grees,some of them,as they spread to various social strata,entered and developed the urban performing aesthetics system.If we view the transformation of Song-Dynasty aesthetics from the perspective of Chen Yinque's view of the Song-dynasty culture reaching its"pinnacle",Song-Dynasty Ci,as the core of this"pinnacle",has a leading role in influencing the transformation of Song-Dynasty aesthetics research.
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