據民初胡文楷《歷代婦女著作考》一書統計，清代女作家有3574 人之多，不但前所未見，於全球亦屬特殊現象。由此統計亦可見清代女詩人有別於前朝總為個別才女的形象，以及具有人數眾多及群體性活動兩個特色。因此，可以嘗試由此找回，甚至是恢復女性當時曾被確立的地位，這亦是一種傳統學科的繼續。 這其中最引人注目者，即為清代隨園女弟子的名稱及光環。此女詩人群體所引起的社會現象，涵蓋許多文學現象的考察，包括隨園女弟子之女詩人文學群體的興起、發展、地位、影響，至交流、結社、從師、關係，到心態、名聲、企圖及終結等。 因此，本論文將延續十七世紀，明清之際、袁枚以前之中國婦女與文化研究，探討十八世紀，清代乾嘉盛世、袁枚當時的明清時代江南閨秀才女文化研究，以接續十九世紀、清末民初、袁枚以後的婦女研究。云為「初步探討」，是希望能以此具代表性的女詩人群體，作為探討明清兩代女性文學生活、婦女學的興起、自覺、地位及價值的初步工作。 The fact that there are 3574 female writers in Qing Dynasty is the special phenomenon to the whole world. According to this statistics, the female writers in Qing Dynasty, unlike the previous dynasties, enjoy the characteristics of great populations and forming in-group. Therefore, this phenomenon could be the evidence of superior and improving female status at that time. My thesis concentrates on cultural studies of China female writers before Ming and Qing Dynasties. Continuously, it mentions about female studies around the area of Ming Province in eighteen and nineteen centuries. The topic of the thesis is subscribed for the “preliminary discussion.” I hope it could be the beginning step for analyzing the development of female studies, the self-awareness of female status and values.
