《今词初集》是清代初年的一部有特色的当代词选。它不仅对以陈子龙为代表的云间词派在清词复兴中的作用给予了特别的强调,而且也对龚鼎孳评价很高。特别是强调抒发性灵的审美追求,在当时独树一帜。编者对浙西词派某些特色的揭示,对阳羡名家陈维崧的评价,都体现着他们的艺术独创性,反映了清词复兴期各种风格多元并存的独特风貌。
Jinci chuji is one of the distinguished and carefully selected books for Ci in which the position of School of Yunjian Ci represented by Chen Zilong had been emphasized specially in the Ci's renaissance movement during early Qing period as well as high evaluation of Gong Dingzi' s achievement and the school of literature which emphasizes expression of personal views and feel- ings.We can grasp the editor's original art style from the discovering characteristics of the Zhexi School and the evaluation of fa- mous Chen Weisong which reflected the special situation of various styles co- existed during the early Qing period.