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Ci-poetry and drama are both genres of musical literature and the theatricality of the ci-poetry is demonstrated from many different aspects, such as the first-person narration, the emotional lyrics with unique features, the musical dialogues between two people or among many people, the dramatic conflict presented in the lyrics, the dramatic actions and the dramatic situations, etc. There are all kinds of plays in the ci-poetry, namely the serious drama, the comedy, the tragedy, the comedy with tears, the fantasy and the allegorical play. The ci-poetry of the Tang and Song dynasties exerted great influence on drama and on the other hand, the army-joining drama of the Tang dynasty and the miscellaneous drama of the Song dynasty to some extent inspired the creation of ci-poetry. The relationship between ci-poetry and drama confirms the mutual infiltration and cross reference among different literary genres in the Song dynasty.
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Translated from Wenxue pinglun 文学评论 (Literary Review), 2008, (1): 120–126 by WANG Hui
Tao Wenpeng 陶文鹏, now a research fellow and doctoral supervisor in Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, obtained his MA degree from the same academy in 1981. He has been engaged in the study on the literature of the Tang and Song dynasties, and his major works include Sushi shici yishu lun 苏轼诗词艺术论 (On the arts of Su Shi’s poetry), Shengtang shanshui tianyuan shi shangxi 盛唐山水田园诗赏析 (An appreciation of the landscape and pastoral poetry in the prime time of the Tang dynasty), and Tangshi yu huihua 唐诗与绘画 (Tang poetry and painting), to name just a few.
Zhao Xuepei 赵雪沛, is an associate professor in Capital Normal University. She majors in Chinese literature and specializes in the study of ci-poetry. Her main publications include Zhongguo gudian shige 中国古典诗歌 (Ancient Chinese poetry) and Mingmo qingchu nüciren yanjiu 明末清初女词人研究 (A study on the women ci-poets of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties).
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Tao, W., Zhao, X. On the theatricality of the Ci-poetry in tang and song dynasties. Front. Lit. Stud. China 4, 578–601 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11702-010-0112-8
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