唐朝诗歌简述 english.doc

Description of Tang-dynasty poetry by Liang yining 2010 The Tang-dynasty (618-907) spanning more than 300 years, saw a period of great economic and cultural development in Chinese society. During this golden age of classical literature, numerous masterpieces were y7written which have exert a profound influence ever since. So the greatest Chinese poetry was created during the Tang dynasty. Tang-dynasty poetry can be divided into three periods, early , middle and late tang, which correspond to the rise and decline of the dynasty. In the early period from 618-712, classical poetry began to change from the euphuistic, formalistic style into a more vigorous one. Wang Bo, Yang Jiong, Lu Zhaolin and Luo Binwang were the four outstanding poets of the period. These young and ambitious poets discarded the gorgeous style of the courtiers in the Qi and Liang dynasties, enlarged the contents of the poems and wrote in a vigorous style. They pursued the aesthetic conceptions of robustness and magnificence, and they were not limited to the forms of court poetry but also commented on society. They played an influential role in changing the poetical trend. As was commented by Du Fu: “The styles of the poets Wang, Yang, Lu and Luo, last all times like great rivers”. The middle tang period was from 713-770, when many great tang poets emerged, finally establishing the new form of classical poetry. Social life was reflected in all its aspects by this poets, and this period is considered the peak of Tang poetic achievement. Famous poets of this period are Meng Haoran and Wang Wei who described country life and Gao Shi, Cen Shen who dealt with life at the frontier. But it is the appearance of immortal poets like Li Bai and Du Fu that made Tang poetry of this period significant. With their genius, passionate love for their country and the people and their deep understanding of life, they developed their own styles and created poems which reflected this great period in Chinese history. T