The lyric verse form known as ci sprang from the grassroots of Chinese society. From its very outset it differed stylistically fromliterati poetry. We discuss Su Shi's attempt to make his ci more genteel, and g...The lyric verse form known as ci sprang from the grassroots of Chinese society. From its very outset it differed stylistically fromliterati poetry. We discuss Su Shi's attempt to make his ci more genteel, and go on to discuss how Tang and Song ci inherited their tradition.展开更多
文摘The lyric verse form known as ci sprang from the grassroots of Chinese society. From its very outset it differed stylistically fromliterati poetry. We discuss Su Shi's attempt to make his ci more genteel, and go on to discuss how Tang and Song ci inherited their tradition.
