Under the direct intervention of kingship, he advocated national unity in political thought, opposed feudal separatism, respected wise kings, and combined literature with real politics very closely. Most classic works describe the conflict between the hero's feelings and family responsibilities or state obligations, showing the theme that feelings obey responsibilities and individuals obey obligations. Many works directly praised the wise king, or the king acted as an arbiter and mediator of contradictions. They sharply criticized the illegal activities that were not conducive to social stability and showed strong political support for the central kingship.
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Advocating rationality requires restraining personal desires. Boileau pointed out: "First of all, you must love reason: I hope that your article will always gain value and light only by reason." We should use reason to deal with the contradiction between personal and national interests, family obligations and honor concepts, so love or lust can only be put in the second place. Some writers regard meanness, hypocrisy, lewdness, etc. as unreasonable lust and try to be ironic.
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Criticize the luxury, luxury, corruption and depravity of the nobility sharply, and criticize the stupidity, art and mentality of the bourgeoisie becoming an aristocrat at the same time. Classical writers dare to expose bad habits and abuses in society and give a merciless blow to criminals and groups engaged in criminal activities under the guise of religion. Comedy, in particular, advocates changing customs through laughter.
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Classical tragedies mainly focus on the secrets of emperors and generals, and inherit the tradition of ancient Greek tragedies. This is a reflection of the life of the upper court and nobles. Among them, Gao Naiyi's tragedy excluded the soul of ancient tragedy-the concept of fate. The hero in the work is the creator of his own destiny and no longer succumbs to the power of superman. Although this kind of personality will involuntarily throw itself into emergencies, it can draw necessary strength from itself. Overcome great difficulties. Classical comedies, fables and essays are in contact with the third level, with broader literary horizons and stronger democratic spirit. Compared with tragedy, comedy, fable and prose reflect a much broader life and more active thinking. Comedy describes the bourgeoisie, civilians, scholars, doctors, actors, servants, chefs and so on. Fables not only describe people with animals, but also touch as many people as possible; Prose not only records important historical events, but also has the characteristics of close-up of characters, philosophical meditation and being good at thinking about important issues in life.