Radiant Poetry in the Tang
Dynasty
The reasons why Tang Poetry
came into being
? --Historically,Tang Dynasty saw the
advent of the,Prosperous Order of
Zhengguan Period”
The reasons why Tang Poetry
came into being
? Militarily,Tang Empire
expanded its territory far
into the west frontier by
defeating such nomadic
tribesmen as Tuguhun
and the western Turkey.
The reasons why Tang Poetry
came into being
? Literarily,Emperor Tai of Tang
(with the personal name Li Shiming)
became engrossed in literature,
especially poetry and Fu (rhymed
prose),so earnest that he ordered that
poetry and Fu be taken into the civil service
examination,hence an incentive to
promoting the advancement of the poetry.
The reasons why Tang Poetry
came into being
? Traditionally,the Book of Poetry,the
Poetry of the South,the Yuefu Songs and
the Six-Dynasty poems all made
contributions to the advent of Tang Poetry.
What are the features of Tang
Poetry?
? --“Grandeur” imbued in the poems of
the Early and Prosperous Tang
periods.
? --The,meritorious and sarcastic” in
the poems.
? --Defined in 5/7-word format,but not
restrained.
Subgenres of Tang Poetry
? --The Pastoral genre,represented by
Wang Ji and Wang Wei.
Subgenres of Tang Poetry
? he Frontier genre,represented by Ceng
Sheng,Wang Changling,Cao Shi,Cui
Hao,
Subgenres of Tang Poetry
? -- The New-yuefu genre,represented by
Bai Juyi.
Subgenres of Tang Poetry
? -- The Peasant-pitied genre,represented
by Li Shen.
Subgenres of Tang Poetry
? -- The History-intoned genre,represented
by Zhang E.
The twin stars glittering in the sky
of Chinese literature
? --Li Bai,
? the Celestial Poet ( 701-763).
? --Du Fu,
? the Saint Poet (712-771).