Reasons for the Loss of Sun Shiyi's Poems and the Oblivion of His Poetic Fame

摘要

Sun Shiyi was a famous political figure. As a poet, he also took a place in the poetry circles at that time. But a lot his poems were lost, and his poetic fame was not well-known. His existing poems are left without anybody to care for them. The reasons are complex. This article has analyzed and discussed the reasons for the loss of his poems and the oblivion of his poetic fame by exploring the forever disappearance of history, understanding the creation of poetry and dissemination mentality in the mid-Qing Dynasty, and studying the significance of social relationship and personal control to individual and literature in the Qianlong and Jiaqing period.