On the Value of Ci-Selection in Selected Ci of Nearly Three Hundred Years

Long Yusheng is one of the masters of modern Ci.His achievements and contribution to the study of Ci are reflected in various aspects and possess significance in terms of Ci-selection criticism.His Standard of Ci-Selection gives a systematic discussion of a number of issues in this field.His compilation of Selected Ci of Tang and Song Dynasties and Selected Ci of Nearly Three Hundred Years have won great popularity.Selected Ci of Nearly Three Hundred Years differs from other anthologies then over the codification style and the compilation idea.It combines profound knowledge and modern academic vision,embodying a strong sense of innovation and a new concept of selection.Therefore,the research of the book will help us to know the study of Ci of Qing Dynasty and the development of the ideas during the Period of the Republic of China.In addition,this book also helps to canonize the selected works,and,to a certain degree,it exerts considerable influence on the acceptance of Ci of Qing Dynasty and performs a prominent function of literary canonization because of its wide dissemination and strong impact.