The Concept of Witty Humor in the Poetry in the Qianlong-Jiaqing Reign of the Qing Dynasty

Abstract

Abstract: In the period of Qianlong and Jiaqing reign of the Qing Dynasty with the relative social stability, the leading poets pursued a style with witty humor, which led to the social fashion in poetry. Though Yuan Mei's taste was looked upon as poetic objective, it would be an interpretation to theoretically generalize it into the doctrine of a poetry school. The connotation of witty humor was the author's poetic sentiments toward social phenomena, which showed the poet's artistic craft. The denotation of the concept was relative to the poetics emphasizing moral function of literature. While the concept of witty humor did not exclude patriotism, daily leisure was its main pursuit. The trend of poetry in the period of Qianlong and Jiaqing reign was linked with the rise of popular literature, the era of academic thought and the development of the internal principle of poetry.

Key words: witty humor, Qianlong-Jiaqing reign, spirituality

Liang Jieling. The Concept of Witty Humor in the Poetry in the Qianlong-Jiaqing Reign of the Qing Dynasty[J]. Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art, 2015, 35(3): 189-199.

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