柳永词新论

对柳永词的评价，一般多肯定其对民间慢词形式的借鉴，而忽视其在题材内容上的拓展与创新，其实柳词在咏史怀古，议论说理，悼亡咏物，羁旅行役，城市风情，市井妇女等题材领域内的均有开拓，若说开风气之先，有的方面还在苏轼之前，柳永词反映的文化转型期的某些特点，更值得引起今人的关注。

New Stady on Liu Yong's Ci

The evaluations to Liu Yong's ci generally affirmed its drawing lessons from the form of the folk slow ci, but neglected its development and creation in the subject and content. Factually, Liu Yong's ci developed in many fields of subjects such as intoning the history and remembering the ancient times, commeuting and reasoning things out, mourning for the dead or intoning things, staying long in a strange place or travelling, describing scenery and custom in cities, market places and women, etc. If mentioned the start of the geaeral mood, Liu Yong was earlier than Su Shi in many fields. Some of the features in the period of culture turn which was reflected in Liu Yong's ci are worth causing the affention of people of our ear.