Tang poetry is one of the most precious cultural heritages of the Chinese nation and a pearl in the treasure house of Chinese culture. It has also had a great impact on the cultural development of many nations and countries in the world and has great influence on future generations. Studying the politics, people's sentiments, customs, culture, etc. of the Tang Dynasty has important reference significance and value.
A Chinese literary genre popular in the Song Dynasty, Song lyrics are one of the new style poems relative to the ancient style poetry, marking the highest achievement of Song Dynasty literature. Song lyrics have long and short sentences, making them easy to sing. Because it is the lyrics of Hele, it is also called tune lyrics, Yuefu, music, long and short sentences, poetry, Qinqu, etc.
It began in the Liang Dynasty, formed in the Tang Dynasty and reached its peak in the Song Dynasty. According to the "Old Book of Tang": "Since Kaiyuan (the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty), singers have mixed songs from Hu Yili Lane." Song lyrics are the shining pearl in the crown of ancient Chinese literature. In the Langyuan of ancient Chinese literature, She is a fragrant and beautiful garden. With its colorful and colorful charm, it competes with Tang poetry and Yuan opera for elegance. It has always been considered as one of the most outstanding works together with Tang poetry, and both represent the prosperity of a generation of literature.
The difference in form between legends and dramas in the Ming Dynasty
First, in terms of institutional scale, the Yuan dramas used one book as a four-fold format as a general rule. Although the Ming Dynasty dramas had some breakthroughs, their scale was It's still not big; while the Ming Dynasty's legends are shorter than a dozen, generally more than a few dozen, and some even last more than a hundred, which is more free and large in terms of institutional scale. Zaju uses a set of tunes. There can be more or less tunes, but they all use the same tune.
The legends of the Ming Dynasty are not subject to this restriction. They can "borrow the palace tunes", and in addition to the southern tunes, they also appropriately use the northern tunes. Second, in terms of singing method, Yuan Zaju has one person as the lead singer, and the other characters only have dialogues and actions. Legend has a variety of singing methods, and the lyrical and narrative forms are more free and flexible. Fourth, in terms of character professions, Ming Dynasty legends are more detailed than Zaju, including Sheng, Dan, Wai, Tie, Chou, Jing, Langyao, Xiaosheng, Xiaowai, Lao Dan, Xiao Dan, Clown, Fu Jing, Fu Jing and Fu Jing. The end waits.