1. Poetry
Su Shi’s poetry is the most vivid and heartfelt. Among more than 2,700 Su poems, the themes of intervening in social reality and thinking about life are very prominent. Su Shi had an attitude of being "out of touch with the times" towards various unreasonable phenomena in social reality, and always regarded criticizing reality as an important theme of poetry.
What’s more valuable is that Su Shi’s criticism of society is not limited to the New Deal, nor is it limited to the immediate present. He criticizes the long-standing bad policies and bad habits in feudal society, reflecting a deeper criticism. consciousness.
2. Prose
Su Shi’s prose presents a colorful artistic style. Su Shi indeed has extremely high expressive power, and there are almost no objective things or inner thoughts that cannot be expressed in his writings.
Su Wen's style changes freely with different objects of expression, as natural and smooth as flowing clouds and flowing water. Su Wen, however, achieved the same goal by relying on his expressive and flowing thoughts.
Su Wen's style is majestic and majestic, but his language is simple and natural. This is one of the characteristics that makes Song Wen different from Tang Wen. Su Shi achieved extremely high attainments in literature, poetry and Ci, and can be regarded as the representative of the highest achievement of literature in the Song Dynasty.
3. Creation is not limited to literature
Su Shi’s creative activities are not limited to literature. He has made outstanding achievements in calligraphy, painting and other fields, and has great influence on medicine, cooking, water conservancy, etc. Craftsmanship also contributes. Su Shi typically embodies the cultural spirit of the Song Dynasty.
3. Su Shi’s creative style
Su Shi’s works are highly expressive, and there are almost no objective things or inner thoughts that cannot be expressed in his works. Su Wen's style changes freely with different objects of expression, as natural and smooth as flowing clouds and flowing water.
1. Bold and bold style
The bold, majestic, impassioned and even slightly sad feelings are integrated into the poems, and the description of people is born with a generous and heroic image and a broad and majestic style. scene to win.
2. Broad-minded style
This 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 absolutely large proportion in the total number of his words. These words are pure and profound in emotion, healthy and lofty in style, and are also a reflection of traditional gracefulness. A kind of inheritance and development of words.
4. The impact of Su Shi's works on later generations
1. Su Shi's attitude towards life has become a model for future generations of literati to admire.
He can advance and retreat freely, and is not surprised by favors or disgrace. Because Su Shi integrated the two attitudes of scholars in feudal society with the same value scale, he was able to remain calm and unstoppable.
Of course, this model is more suitable for scholars when they encounter ups and downs. It can lead to a state of life that adheres to ethics and is full of fertility. This is what scholars of all generations after the Song Dynasty hoped to achieve. of.
2. Su Shi’s aesthetic attitude provided an inspiring aesthetic model for future generations
He embraced the world with a broad aesthetic vision, so everything is appreciable, everywhere. Beauty can be found everywhere. This paradigm opened up a new world for future generations in terms of subject matter, content and expression techniques.
Therefore, it is a historical necessity that Su Shi is universally loved by future generations of literati.
3. Su Shi’s view of literature and Taoism was very unique in the Northern Song Dynasty
Su Shi believed that the art of articles has independent value, such as “fine gold and beautiful jade, articles are not just about containing The tool of Tao is an advanced form of human spiritual activity.
The "Tao" in Su Shi's mind is not limited to Confucian Tao, but refers to the laws of things in general. He advocated that articles should be like the objective world, with natural arts and sciences and full of gestures.
He advocated the diversity and vividness of artistic styles, and opposed the monotonous unified style of writing, believing that it would cause "everything in the literary world is yellow and white." "Reed"-like desolation.
It is under the guidance of this unique literary thought that Su Shi's prose presents a colorful artistic style. He extensively draws artistic nourishment from the works of previous generations, among which The most important sources are the majestic momentum of Mencius and the Warring States politicians, the rich associations of Zhuangzi, and the natural and unbridled writing style.