陳維崧是清初詞壇名家，他早年受教於雲間詞人，中年漂泊湖海。所以他的詞早期與晚期風格迥異。他早期的詞作，深受陳子龍等人的影響，包括用小令寫閨怨；多詠物。中晚期後，因遇到亡國破家，科舉不第，衣食無落，所以他後期作品也如陳子龍一般，因為亡國，詞作由小令轉為長調，抒發國破傷感的寫方式。他同時也受吳梅村的影響，寫作方式以：1.早期以小令，晚期用長調；2.詠史詞；3.詞中記民生疾苦；4.反映亡國身世之痛。 　　在詞論方面，陳維崧在康熙十年才發表詞論，他提出： 　　1.尊崇詞體，他把詞之地位提高到與經、史同等，認為「詞為存經存史」的作用。而且他把作品與人的生活經歷關係來探討。 　　2.認為豪放、婉約詞並存，陳維崧認為「文章之體格亦不盡」，所以他選詞的標準是豪放、婉約同列並存。 　　3.提升詞品，陳維崧認為要真正提高詞地位，須要改善詞的詞品。 　　4.提出「詞窮而後工」，陳維崧認為詞除寫纏綿悱惻外，要有豪放詞。 　　5.詞應寄寓亡國之恨，這觀念是承續吳梅村的詩論。 　　因為陳維崧的「窮而後工」詞論，深深影響清末期的詞論。

　　　　　Chen Wei Sung was a well-known lyric writer in the early Ching Dynasty. Chen learned from the school of Yun-Chien poet in his young days, but traveled around in his middle age, so the writing style in the above two stages are different. Chen's early works were deeply influenced by Chen Tzu Long, including using short word to describe the sorrows and woes in a girl's heart, and also chanting more about objects. In Chen's late middle age, he lost country and home, failed in the national examination, and lived in wanting, so the way of his late writing were same as Chen Tzu Long. Because he lose his country and home in his middle age, so the way of his writing was changed from short word to long tune and the content were more about the sorrow for the defeated country. In the same time, because of Wu Mei Tsuen's influence, the way of Chen's writing can be divided in to the followings：1. Using short word in the early stage and long tune in the late stage, 2. Chanting history lyrics, 3. Describing the hardship of livelihood, and 4.refecting the pain of losing his country. Regarding the lyrics, Chen published the theory of lyrics in Kang-His 10, and he presented: 1. Revered the form of lyrics. He uplifted lyrics to the same position of classic books and history books, and he considered that "the functions of lyrics were for reserving classic books and history books". He also studied the relationship between a writer's work and his experience. 2. Considered vigorous and unrestrained lyrics and gentle lyrics could be exit in the same time. Chen thought that the writing character could be diversified of history, so his criteria for selecting lyrics included the above two styles of lyrics. 3. Uplifted the taste for lyrics. Chen considered that improving the taste for lyrics is indispensable for uplifting the position of lyrics. 4. Presented the saying of a distressed and afflicted life made a writer to complete delicate lyrics. Chen thought that lyrics should write something not only pathetic but also rigorous and unrestrained. 5. Lyrics should moral regret of losing country. The above concept was inherited from Wu Mei Tsuen's theory of poetry. The lyric theory in the late Chang Dynasty was deeply influenced by Chen's saying of a distressed and afflicted life made a writer to complete delicate lyrics.