Shihua (The ABC Dictionary (Wenlin) by John DeFrancis notes for shihua the following meanings: „① notes on poets and poetry ② vernacular stories interspersed with poems ③ narratives written in the Song dynasty“ – “poetry talks; poetry critique; comments on poetry”) is a Chinese form of poetic criticism that carries the character of suibi ( – “sketch, free essay”), a kind of “pure talk” about poetry.
Xu Yi (Southern Song dynasty) wrote in his Yanzhou shihua (Poetry Remarks of Xu Yanzhou) about the shihua:Yanzhou shihua (Wikisource) “”
[...] to distinguish poetic methods, to supply examples from past and present, to give account of sagely virtues, to record anomalous events, and to rectify faults and errors.Cited after Yin Jiang: Yuan Mei's Suiyuan Shihua and the Transformation of Qing Dynasty Shihua Writing Available to Purchase. Journal of Chinese Literature and Culture (2014) 1 (1-2): 90–124 (in partial view) This genre allows the poet-critic to comment freely, without being bound to any fixed scheme: from the aesthetic appreciation of a single verse or even a single word, to the discussion of weighty literary issues – in any length or brevity. The genre of shihua began with the work Liuyi shihua () by Ouyang Xiu (1007–1072) and developed into modern China with Yinbing shi shihuaDigital opy ( "Poetry talks from the Ice-drinker's studio") by Liang Qichao (1873–1929).
Ouyang Xiu’s work is a forerunner of this genre of shihua during Song time.cf. chinaknowledge.de: shihua , poetry critique The poetry talks were categorized into two major schools: the Ouyang School, centered around Ouyang Xiu's work; and the Zhong School, centered around Zhong Rong's Shipin (), mainly discussing poetry and rhetoric.Hsuehlun Liu, Shuhua Lin: “The Emergence and Development of “Shihua” from the Perspective of Bibliographies”, in: Proceedings of the 2024 6th International Conference on Literature, Art and Human Development (ICLAHD 2024)
Alone in the Song dynasty, there were said to be over 140 different collections of shihua.
Various anthologies were compiled, such as Lidai shihua (one of Wu Jingxu (1611–1695), the other by He Wenhuan (1732–1808)) and Lidai shihua xubian by Ding Fubao (1874–1952).
A Dictionary of ancient Chinese shihua and cihua (Zhongguo gudai shihua cihua cidian )cihua () "notes and comments on Ci poetry" was published in 1992,worldcat.org a Dictionary of Chinese shihua (Zhongguo shihua cidian ) in 1996.book.douban.com
Overview According to its bibliography, the Hanyu da zidian (HYDZD) cites the following works with shihua in their titles (together with the editions):cf. HYDZD, bibliography nos. 697, 723, 730, 736, 764, 770, 796, 812, 832, 849, 859, 863, 864, 906, 914, 933, 938, 941, 962, 967, 981, 999, 1037, 1062, 1110, 1113, 1124, 1157, 1260, 1273, 1631, 1673, 1751, 1801, 1808, 1819, 1882, 1921, 1971, 1989, 2096, 2108, 2111, 2112, 2121, 2137, 2138, 2154, 2174, 2179, 2187, 2217, 2218, 2220, 2256, 2265, 2284, 2292, 2305, 2306, 2307, 2308, 2313, 2314, 2322, 2331, 2357, 2377, 2384, 2390, 2392, 2490, 2565, 2566, 2570, 2571, 2589, 2635, 2643, 2704, 2801 (online)
Ouyang Xiu : Liuyi jushi shihua (abb. Liuyi shihua ). Baichuan xuehai Sima Guang : Sima Wengong shihua . Baichuan xuehai Zeng Jili : Tingzhai shihua Yihai zhuchen Liu Ban : Liu Gongfu shihua / Gongfu shihua . Baichuan xuehai Chen Fu : Chen Fu zhi shihua . Shuofu Su Shi : Dongpo shihua . Shuofu Chen Shidao : Houshan jushi shihua / Houshan shihua . Baichuan xuehai Pan Zizhen : Pan Zizhen shihua . Shuofu Ye Mengde : Shilin shihua . Baichuan xuehai Wei Tai : Linhan yinju shihua . Zhibuzuzhai congshu Wu Qian : Yougutang shihua . Duhuazhai congshu Zhang Biaochen : Shanhu gou shihua . Baichuan xuehai Xu Yi : Xu Yanzhou shihua / Yanzhou shihua . Baichuan xuehai Cai Xiu : Jinyu shihua . Shuofu Zhang Jie : Suihantang shihua . Xuehai leibian Lü Benzhong : Donglai Lü Ziwei shihua / Ziwei shihua . Baichuan xuehai Zhou Zizhi : Zhupo laoren shihua / Zhupo shihua . Baichuan xuehai Hong Mai : Rongzhai shihua . Xuehai leibian Ruan Yue : Zengxiu shihua zonggui . Sibu congkan Zhou Bida : Erlaotang shihua . Jindai mishu You Mao : Quan Tangshi hua . Jindai bishu Zhu Bian : Fengyuetang shihua . Baoyantang miji Wu Yu : Guanlin shihua . Shoushange congshu Zhao Yuyan : Yushutang shihua . Duhuazhai congshu Wei Ju’an : Meijian shihua . Wanwei biecang Yan Yu : Canglang shihua . Jindai mishu Huang Che : Gongxi shihua . Zhibuzuzhai congshu Wu Hang : Huanxi shihua . Xuehai leibian Da Tang Sanzang qujing shihua . Zhongguo gudian wenxue chubanshe Zhu Cheng : Liantang shihua . Linglang mishi congshu Qu You : Guitian shihua . Zhibuzuzhai congshu Li Dongyang : Lutang shihua . Zhibuzuzhai congshu Xie Zhen : Siming shihua . Haishanxianguan congshu Wang Shizhen : Yiyuan zhiyan . Lidai shihua xubian Min Wenzhen : Lanzhuang shihua . Shuofu Li Rihua : Tianzhitang shihua . Xuehai leibian Yu Bian : Yilaotang shihua . Lidai shihua xubian Chen Jiru : Sheshan shihua . Xuehai leibian Wang Zhaoyun : Huichen shihua . Yanyun yi bian Zhu Mengzhen : Yu si shihua . Xuehai leibian Xu Shipu : Xuxi shihua . Yuzhang congshu Li Yi : Qiuxingge shihua . Zhaodai congshu Wu Weiye : Meicun shihua . Loudong zazhu zhuji Wu Qiao : Weilu shihua . Jieyueshanfang hui chao Chen Hu : Wantan shihua . Qiaofanlou congshu Shi Guizhang : Huozhai shihua . Huo Yushan xiansheng quanji Zhou Rong : Chunjiutang shihua . Siming congshu Wang Fuzhi : Jiangzhai shihua . Qing shihua Liu Luan : Fengren shihua . Gengchen congbian Ye Xie : Yuanshi . Qing shihua Xu Zeng : Eran shihua . Zhaodai congshu Zhao Jingxiang : Zhugang shihua . Zhaodai congshu Yang Zongfa : Baiyunlou shihua . Datingshanguan congshu Gu Sili : Han ting shihua . Zhaodai congshu Shen Deqian : Shuoshi zuiyu . Qing shihua Xue Xue : Yipiao shihua . Zhaodai congshu Yuan Mei : Suiyuan shihua . Renmin wenxue chubanshe Zha Weiren : Lianpo shihua . Binglu congke Lu Ying : Wenhualou shihua . Lushi chuanjia ji Wu Qian : Baijinglou shihua . Baijinglou congshu Weng Fanggang : Shizhou shihua . Yueyatang congshu Song Changbai : Liuting shihua . Zhongguo wenxue zhenben congshu Qin Chaoyu : Xiaohan shihua . Zhaodai congshu Heng Ren : Yueshan shihua . Yihai zhuchen Zhao Yi : Oubei shihua . Renmin wenxue chubanshe Ji Fa : Yujixuan shihua . Shiyuan congshu Zhou Chun : Dieyu shihua . Yushutang congshu Wu Songliang : Shixifang shihua . Xiangsushanguan quanji Zhang Xiecheng : Xiao Canglang shihua . Zhang Shiyun zhushu Hong Liangji : Beijiang shihua . Hong Beijiang quanji Tu Shen : Eting shihua . Eryutang congshu Xie Kun : Chuncaotang shihua . Chuncaotang ji Zhu Tingzhen : Xiaoyuan shihua . Yunnan congshu Kang Faxiang : Boshan shihua . Boshan quanji Zhang Weibing : Tingsonglu shihua . Zhang Nanshan quanji Yan Tingzhong : Yaolan shihua . Yunnan congshu Wang Tao : Dongren shihua . Taoyuan congshu Fang Xun : Shanjingju shihua . Biexiazhai congshu Wu Jingxu : Lidai shihua . Zhonghua shuju Shanghai bianjisuo Ding Fubao : Qing shihua . Zhonghua shuju Shanghai bianjisuo Ding Fubao : Lidai shihua xubian . Zhonghua shuju
others Zhong Rong : Shipin
References
Bibliography Hanyu da zidian. 1993 (one-volume edition) Wu Jingxu Lidai shihua . Zhonghua shuju Shanghai bianjisuo 1958 He Wenhuan : Lidai shihua Zhonghua shuju 2004 Ding Fubao Lidai shihua xubian , continuation (xubian). Zhonghua shuju 1983
External links shihua , poetry critique - chinaknowledge.de Portal: Shihua in Chinese Wikipedia