Unraveling the Graceful and Bold Style of Qin and Zhou's Classical Poems
The article explores the concept of "natural quality" in classical Chinese poems from the Qin and Zhou dynasties. Critics have debated what this term means since the Song Dynasty, with some seeing it as gaudy while others find it graceful and bold. Qin Guan and Zhou Bangyan's poems are seen as exemplifying natural quality. The researchers analyze these poets' works and the criticisms they received over successive dynasties to understand the meaning of natural quality in Ci poems.