Zhu Yizun (; 1629–1709) was an author and poet during the
Qing dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...
. In his early literary career, Zhu was recognized for his talent and helped by
Gong Dingzi Gong Dingzi () (1615–1673) was a Chinese poet and politician. He was a famous author and Classical Chinese poet. He was also a government official serving under the Ming Chongzhen Emperor
The Chongzhen Emperor (; 6 February 1611 – 25 April ...
.
[Zhang, 82] Zhu became the founder of the Zhexi school of
''ci'' poetry (song lyrics).
Zhu Yizun was particularly influenced in this regard by the work of the Southern Song ''ci'' of
Jiang Kui
Jiāng Kuí () (c. 1155 Poyang – c. 1221 Hangzhou), courtesy name Yaozhang (), Art name Baishi Daoren (). Also known as "Jiang Baishi" () was a famous Chinese poet, composer, poetry theorist and calligrapher of the Song Dynasty, particularl ...
and
Zhang Yan.
Ming Sizong Chongzhen two years (1629) August 21 (October 7), Zhu Yizun was born in
Jiaxing
Jiaxing (), alternately romanized as Kashing, is a prefecture-level city in northern Zhejiang province, China. Lying on the Grand Canal of China, Jiaxing borders Hangzhou to the southwest, Huzhou to the west, Shanghai to the northeast, and the ...
Biyi Fang
Works
Among other works, Zhu Yizun's ''Jingzhiju qinqu'' collection of
''ci'' (song lyric) poetry survives. The ''Jingzhiju qinqu'' describes his illicit love for his younger sister-in-law, Shouchang. It has been considered to be an important mile-stone in the development of the ''yan'' style of ''ci'' (豔詞).
He has written 80 volumes of "Bai Shu Ting Collection", 42 volumes of "Old News under the Sun", 300 volumes of "Jing Yi Examination". Selected 100 volumes of Ming Poetry Summary and 36 volumes of Ci Summary (added by Wang Sen). The compilation of Ci Zong is an important anthology of Chinese Ci studies.
Notes
References
*Zhang, Hongsheng (2002). "Gong Dingzi and the Courtesan Gu Mei: Their Romance and the Revival of the Song Lyric in the Ming-Qing Transition", in ''Hsiang Lectures on Chinese Poetry, Volume 2'', Grace S. Fong, editor. (Montreal: Center for East Asian Research, McGill University).
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1629 births
1709 deaths
17th-century Chinese poets
18th-century Chinese poets
Writers from Jiaxing
Qing dynasty poets
Poets from Zhejiang
Qing dynasty politicians from Zhejiang
Politicians from Jiaxing