When you talk about size, do you mean your age, or your attainments and achievements in literature?
The two have to talk about age
Liu Yong, about 987-about 1053
Su Shi, 1037-1101.
Let’s talk about literary attainments:
1. Liu Yong is a representative of the graceful school; Su Shi is a representative of the bold school.
2. Introduction:
Liu Yong, courtesy name Qiqing, Han nationality, was from Chongan (now Wuyishan, Fujian). A poet in the Northern Song Dynasty, one of the most representative figures of the Wanyue School, his representative work is "Yulin Ling". The original name was Sanbian, with the courtesy name Jingzhuang. Later, his name was changed to Yong, with the courtesy name Qiqing. Ranked seventh, also known as Liu Qi. He was a Jinshi in the Renzong Dynasty of Song Dynasty, and became a tuntian Yuanwailang. In his old life, he was called Liu tuntian. He claimed that "Liu Sanbian wrote lyrics on orders", devoted his whole life to writing lyrics, and regarded himself as "the prime minister in white clothes".
1. Due to his bumpy official career and poor life, Liu Yong turned from pursuing fame to becoming tired of officialdom and indulged in the beautiful and prosperous urban life. Find sustenance. As the first lyricist in the Northern Song Dynasty who devoted himself to writing lyrics, Liu Yong was a major lyricist in the Northern Song Dynasty and played an important role in the history of poetry. He expanded the realm of Ci and produced many excellent works. He not only developed the subject matter and content of Ci, but also wrote a large number of slow Ci, developed narrative techniques, promoted the popularization and colloquialism of Ci, and produced a greater impact in the history of Ci. Influence. He is a Jinshi of Jingyou and a foreign minister of the official camp. He is a dissolute man and will be in trouble all his life. When he died, he relied on singing prostitutes to donate money for burial. His poems mostly describe the city scenery and the life of singing girls, and are especially good at expressing the feelings of traveling and traveling. Liu Yong's poetry has been widely circulated, and there is a saying that "everyone can sing Liu Yong's poetry wherever there is a well to drink from." Many chapters use sad tunes to sing the pain of some down-and-out literati in the prosperous age, which is truly touching. He was the most accomplished lyricist in the early Northern Song Dynasty and had "Collection of Movements". Liu Yong's father, uncle, brother, Sanjie and Sanfu were all Jinshi, as were his son and nephew. Liu Yong himself had a bumpy official career. In the first year of Jingyou (1034), he was granted a Jinshi status and was nearly fifty years old. The lyrics are excellent and widely circulated. Only one volume of his works, "Collection of Movements", has survived to this day. Songs that describe the sorrow of traveling in poverty, such as "The Bell in the Rain" and "Eight Sounds of Ganzhou", use a serious attitude to sing about the unbearable parting and the unbearable reflection, which are very contagious.
Su Shi, a writer, calligrapher and painter in the Northern Song Dynasty. His given name was Zizhan, also given the name Hezhong, and his nickname was Dongpo Jushi. Han nationality, from Meishan, Meizhou (now part of Sichuan). Together with his father Su Xun and his younger brother Su Zhe, they are collectively known as San Su. He is an all-rounder in literature and art. His writing is unbridled, clear and fluent. Together with Ouyang Xiu, he is called Ou Su, and he is one of the eight great masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties. His poems are fresh and vigorous, good at using exaggerated metaphors, and has a unique style in artistic expression. Together with Huang Tingjian, he is called Su Huang. He was a bold and unrestrained school and had great influence on future generations. Together with Xin Qiji, he was called Su Xin. He was good at calligraphy in running script and regular script. He was able to create his own ideas. His brushwork was rich and ups and downs, and he had an innocent taste. Together with Huang Tingjian, Mi Fu and Cai Xiang, he was called the Fourth Song Dynasty. He is a scholar of painting and literature, he likes to paint dead trees and strange rocks, and he advocates spiritual resemblance in painting. His poems include "Seven Collections of Dongpo" and his poems include "Dongpo Yuefu".
2. Su Shi
1) Articles
Su Shi's literary views are in the same vein as Ouyang Xiu, but he emphasizes the originality, expressiveness and artistic value of literature. His literary thought emphasizes "doing something for something", advocating nature, getting rid of constraints, "creating new ideas in laws and regulations, and expressing wonderful principles in boldness". He believes that compositions should reach the artistic realm of "like flowing clouds and flowing water, with no definite quality at first, but always doing what they should do and always stopping at what they must do. Natural literature and science, full of gestures" ("A Letter of Thanks to Minshi"). Su Shi's prose writings are rich, and he is also known as Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan and Ouyang Xiu. The style of the article is easy and smooth, bold and free. Shi Dehong's "Postscript to Dongpo (Zuo忄(xīn) Right Yun) Chilu" said: "His writing is as smooth as water, and if it spreads vastly, its waves will naturally become written." Su Shi and Ouyang Xiu are both called "Ou Su" , one of the "Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties". Su Shi was the leader who presided over the literary world of the Northern Song Dynasty after Ouyang Xiu. He enjoyed a huge reputation among the writers at that time. There were many people who made friends with him or accepted his guidance at one time, including the Northern Song writers Huang Tingjian, Qin Guan, Chao Buzhi and Zhang Leidu. He had been trained, rewarded and recommended by him, so he was called the Four Scholars of Sumen.
, with romantic color, opened up a new path for the development of Song poetry. Xie Zhou's "Original Poems" said: "Su Shi's poems have opened up a realm unprecedented in ancient and modern times. Everything in the world laughs and curses, and they are all inspired by the writing." Zhao Yi's "Oubei Poetry Talk" said: "Take text as poetry , starting from Changli, to Dongpo, he became more and more eloquent, opened up new perspectives, and became a grand view of the generation... Especially those who are unreachable, they are born with a strong pen, as refreshing as a sad pear, and they can be cut quickly. There is a hidden secret that must be reached, and it is not difficult to reveal it. This is why he became a great poet after Li and Du, but he is not as good as Li and Du because of this. "His poems are fresh and vigorous, good at using exaggerated metaphors, and have a unique style in artistic expression. A few poems can also reflect the sufferings of the people and accuse the rulers of their extravagance and arrogance. Ci Kai is bold and unrestrained, which has a great influence on future generations. "Nian Nujiao·Chibi Nostalgia" and "Shui Diao Ge Tou·Bingchen Mid-Autumn Festival" are widely recited. Poems include "Seven Collections of Dongpo" and so on. There are more than 340 poems written by Su Shi in existence. They break through the narrow themes of love and separation between men and women and have broad social content. Su Shi occupies a special position in the history of Chinese poetry. He expanded the spirit of the poetry innovation movement in the Northern Song Dynasty to the field of Ci, swept away the traditional Ci style since the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, and created the Bold and Bold school that stood side by side with the Graceful School. He expanded the subject matter of Ci, enriched the artistic conception of Ci, and broke through the It broke the boundaries of poetry in Shizhuang and made a significant contribution to the innovation and development of poetry. His famous works include "Nian Nujiao", "Shui Diao Ge Tou", etc. He pioneered the bold style of poetry and was known as "Su Xin" together with Xin Qiji. Liu Chenweng said in the "Preface to Xin Jiaxuan's Ci": "When the words reach the east slope, they are upright and upright, like poetry, like writing, like the wonders of heaven and earth."
3) Su Shi's style of writing
can be divided into Three categories: 1. Bold style This is the ideal style that Su Shi deliberately pursued. He integrated abundant, passionate and even slightly sad emotions into his poems, and described the portraits in "Dongpo Picture" painted by Chen Hongshou in the late Ming Dynasty
The objects win with generous and heroic images and vast and majestic scenes; 2. Broad-minded style is the style of poetry that best represents Su Shi's thoughts and personality. It expresses the poet's desire to live in seclusion, avoid troubled times, and look forward to peace. 3. Graceful style The number of Su Shi’s graceful words occupies an overwhelming proportion in the total number of his words. These words are pure and profound in emotion, healthy and lofty in style. They are also an inheritance and development of traditional graceful words.
4) Calligraphy
Su Shi is also good at running and regular script. Together with Huang Tingjian, Mi Fu and Cai Xiang, he is known as the "Four Masters of Song Dynasty". He studied the "Portrait of Su Shi" painted by Zhao Mengfu of the Jin, Tang, and Five Dynasties and the Yuan Dynasty
Famous painters, and relied on Wang Sengqian, Li Yong, Xu Hao, Yan Zhenqing, and Yang Ningshi to form his own family and create his own Novelty. The writing style is plump and full of emotions, giving it a sense of innocence and innocence. Zi said: "I can't create my own calligraphy"; another said: "I come up with new ideas and do not follow the ancients." Huang Tingjian said: "In his early years, he was very good at using the pen, but he was not as good as the boss who gradually approached nature"; another said: "When he arrived in Huangzhou Later, his strokes were extremely powerful. "In his later years, he had the momentum of overseas turbulence, and his knowledge, broadmindedness, and knowledge were outstanding, and he experienced many ups and downs in his life. His calligraphy style is full of ups and downs, innocent and vast. You can imagine his calligraphy by looking at it. As a person. At that time, his brothers and nephews You, Mai, and Guo, and his friends Wang Dingguo and Zhao Lingju all learned from him; later historical celebrities such as Li Gang, Han Shizhong, Lu You, Wu Kuan, and Zhang Zhidong in the Qing Dynasty also learned from him. They all learned from him, which shows his great influence. Huang Tingjian said in "Valley Collection": "Those who are good at calligraphy in this dynasty should naturally recommend (Su) as the first."