On Nian Nujiao s Red Cliff Nostalgia;
Niannujiao Chibi Nostalgia is a poem by Su Shi, a writer in the Song Dynasty, and one of the representative works of bold and unconstrained ci. By describing the magnificent scenery of the river on a moonlit night, the poem praises the ancient battlefield, remembers the talents, tolerance and achievements of romantic figures, and expresses the author's grief and indignation in a tortuous way, showing the author's broad-minded heart of paying attention to history and life.
The whole poem is lyrical in ancient times, vigorous and desolate, magnificent, vigorous in brushwork and broad in realm. It integrates scenery writing, history chanting and lyric, giving people an artistic power that shocks the soul. It was once known as "the swan song of ancient and modern times".
Creative background:
This poem was written by Su Shi 1082 (Song Shenzong Yuanfeng five years) when he lived in Huangzhou. At that time, the author was 47 years old and was demoted to Huangzhou for more than two years because of Wutai poetry case. Su Shi was demoted for satirizing the new law in his poems and was condemned by Luo Zhi, a new bureaucrat. He has endless worries in his heart, so he travels around to relax.
I happened to come to Chibi (Biji) outside Huangzhou City. The magnificent scenery here touched the author greatly, which made the author sigh that time flies while recalling Zhou Yu's infinite scenery during the Three Kingdoms period, so he wrote this word.
About the author:
Su Shi (1037-1101) was a writer, painter and gourmet in the Northern Song Dynasty. Zi yue Zhan, no Dongpo lay man. Han nationality, Sichuanese, was buried in Yingchang (now Jiaxian County, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province). I have a bumpy career, profound knowledge, extremely high talent and excellent poetry, calligraphy and painting. His writing style, Wang Yang, is unrestrained and fluent, and he is also called Ou Su with Ouyang Xiu, one of the "Eight Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties";
Poetry is fresh and vigorous, making good use of exaggeration and metaphor, and its artistic expression is unique. Together with Huang Tingjian, they are called Su Huang. The uninhibited school has a great influence on later generations, and it is called Su Xin with Xin Qiji. Calligraphy is good at running script and regular script, and it can be innovative. Writing with a pen is ups and downs, full of childlike interest. And Huang Tingjian, Mi Fei and Cai Xiang are also called Song Sijia.
Painting is the same as literature. In painting, we advocate spirit likeness and "literati painting". He is the author of The Complete Works of Su Dongpo and Dongpo Yuefu.
Artistic skills:
Shang Kun chanted Red Cliff, focusing on the scenery, as a foil to describe the figure (Zhou Yu). Between the lines, the chaotic mountains and rivers in front of us are written majestic and steep, rendering the atmosphere and momentum of the ancient battlefield.
Xia Gan wrote about Zhou Yu's calmness in the war, and then he was hurt by nostalgia for the past. This combination of reality and reality aroused Su Shi's indifferent and energetic feelings, and also deepened his inner anguish and ideological contradictions.