Lou Yan's Life Experience and the Evolution of His Ci Thoughts
Lou Yan was an important writer in the historical evolution of Ci during the Kangxi and Yongzheng periods of the Qing Dynasty.In his early years,he learned from renowned writers and examined Ci from an official perspective after entering Ci school.In his later years,he became an official in another city,and his mentality and situation gradually became complicated.With the changes of his life experience,Lou Yan's Ci thoughts also fluc-tuated between elegance and temperament,then gradually moved from elegance to lyricism after the establishment of"returning to elegance".The evolution of Lou Yan's Ci thoughts precisely reflected the trajectory of the revival and decline of Ci in the early Qing Dynasty,the timely reflection of knowledgeable Ci writers,and the inherent characteristic of lyricism,which had important historical cognitive significance.