朱祖谋为三百年清词之殿军,立梦窗为帜,主盟晚近词坛近三十年。他填词由师法梦窗入手,后期又将东坡诗词纳入创作中,尝试“以苏疏吴”。朱祖谋早期作词并不株守常州派的理论,也没有亦步亦趋于梦窗,而是表现出一定的新变。时人以稼轩救治法乳梦窗的流弊时,朱祖谋则选择了退辛进苏。东坡的引入只是作为补救措施,却使彊村词面貌一新,同时也具有一定的文学史意义。
Zhu Zumou is the last great master of the three hundred year' s history of the Qing Dynasty Ci - poetry, who held high the banner of Wu Mengchuang and presided the Qing Dynasty Ci - poetry forum for nearly 30 years. His Ci creation was started from learning Wu, but in his later years he had introduced Su Dongpo' s style in his creation, trying to "use Su ' s style to loosen Wu ' s style". His early creation was not restricted in adhering on the theory of the Changzhou School, demonstrating a certain degree of innovation. When his contemporaries tried to using Xin Jiaxuan to rescue the malpractice of Wu Mengchuan, he selected Su instead of Xin. Although the introducing of Su' s style was only a method of rescue, it did explore a new horizon for Zhu' s Ci - poetry, and it also has some significance in the literature history.