An Analysis of Causes for the Theory of Temperament and Interest in Zhu Guangqian's The Theory of Poetry

Zhu Guangqian's ideas of poetic aesthetics are mainly concentrated in the Theory of Poetry,whoses theory is mainly originated from Notes and Comments on Ci Poetry on Earth of Wang Guowei.In the process of developing the idea of realm,Zhu Guangqian interestize it,which is so-called the theory of temperament and interest.The author maintains that the reasons for forming the theory of temperament and interest can be embodied in the following aespects:a.external cause.i.e.Zhu Guangqian completed conversion from Chinese ancient poetic theory into modern one with the help of western aesthetics; b.internal cause.i.e.the interestization life attitude of Zhu Guangqian himself.