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On the Reasons for Secularization of Ci-poetry in Ming Dynasty#br#

Zhang Ruolan   

  1. College of Chinese Language and Literature,Dali University
  • Received:2017-04-01 Online:2017-07-15 Published:2017-07-15

Abstract: Ci-poetry in Ming Dynasty has acquired a lot of criticism because its style is somehow like San-qu which is flowery and
erotic. On the whole, secularization was the primary cause of the phenomenon in the development of Ci-poetry in Ming Dynasty.
Firstly, secularization was caused by the pathway of spreading and acceptance. Secondly, secularization was the result of function
change of Ci-poetry. Finally, secularization is not an isolated phenomenon but was influenced by the social and cultural change of the
Ming Dynasty. By exploring the causes of secularization, we can get a whole picture of its inevitability and rationality.

Key words: The Ci-poetry in Ming Dynasty, secularization, reason