歌妓文化를 통해 본 北宋詞의 興盛

Abstract

With an enormous increase in farm production, Song Dynasty became a commodity economy society, and a new type of city was also built at that time. A lot of people converged on the city, and a large growth in population made new urbiculture. One of the main features of the new culture was the advent of numerous Geisha Houses and Geishas. In those days, Geishas became one of the main groups leading an entertainment culture. Through a very close relationship with intellectuals, they sang 'Ci(詞)'s that were written by intellectuals and spread them. At the same time, intellectuals could compose a lot of 'Ci(詞)'s and diffused them by help of Geishas. Geishas were very cooperative because if their names were mentioned in famous intellectuals' 'Ci(詞)'s, they could win fame. Therefore, Geishas played an important role in the process of establishing characteristics of 'Ci(詞)' and also greatly contributed to the development of 'Ci(詞)' by spreading it throughout the country.