An Analysis of the Foci,Transformation,and Expansion in Song-Dynasty Aesthetics Research from Data
Research on Song-Dynasty aesthetics holds a crucial position within the overall framework of Chinese aesthetic history.It has long been centered on the beauty of art.However,in the past decade or so,it has gradually broken through this research pattern and moved towards a more diversified and in-terconnected research model that is more in line with the original appearance of Chinese aesthetics.The changes in Song-Dynasty aesthetics research are reflected not only in the expansion of art-aesthetics re-search within the original structure but also in the proposal of associated aesthetics with Song-Dynasty characteristics,such as scholar-gentry aesthetics and life aesthetics.According to recent data,in the past more than ten years,Song-Dynasty aesthetics,which has shifted from being art-centered to being life-ori-ented and associated with various aspects of culture,is under construction.Two important new research topics among them are"festivals and celebrations of the year"and"performances of skills and arts".From the analysis of existing research,the aesthetics of festivals and celebrations of the year should develop a three-dimensional and systematic aesthetic research on the basis of cultural,documentary,and literary research.The aesthetics of performances of skills and arts needs to improve the research on the art de-partments of opera,acrobatics,and vernacular story-telling novels to restore and present the overall ap-pearance and aesthetic features of Song-Dynasty performances of skills and arts.The transformation of Song-Dynasty aesthetics research is part of the overall transformation of Chinese aesthetics research,and the diversified and interconnected research model will present the unique and rich features of Chinese aesthetics.
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