Between the Study of the Mind and Revival of Antiquity:Zhan Ruoshui's Literary Thought and Creation
As an important Confucian scholar of the school of the study of the mind in the Ming Dynasty,Zhan Ruoshui's literary thinking and creation were influenced by his study of the mind and official experiences.Taking the"mind"as the source of literature,he introduced the theory of self-attainment into the creation of poetry,emphasized the unity of morals and worldly pursuits in literary creation,and pursued harmony of emotion and morality in his theory of temperament,which is an important statement in the philosophy of the mind.At the same time,influenced by the retro trend,his experiences in the officialdom and his association with the members of the retro school,some of his poems and essays have a retro tendency and mannerism of the officialdom.Zhan's literary thought shows the trend of his turning from the retro tendency to the study of the mind,becoming an important branch among the many literary schools that attempted to link the philosophy of the"mind"and the antiquity.
Zhan RuoshuiMing Dynasty literaturePhilosophy of the"mind"