The form of Li Sao originated from the oral creation of Chu people, and the poet turned it into a novel, which contained rich contents. Its language is concise, absorbing many dialects of Chu, and its sentences are quite distinctive. Li Sao is a masterpiece of Chu Ci, with 373 sentences, and it is the earliest lyric poem of China.
As a masterpiece, Li Sao is extremely rich in ideological content. As for its content level, there have always been various ways to divide it. Generally speaking, the whole poem can be divided into nine parts: the first part describes the poet's family background, birth name, and how to actively study by himself and exercise his quality and talent. The second part: The frustration the poet encountered in the process of realizing his political ideal. The third part: After the political career of the poet suffered setbacks, he did not flinch or be discouraged, and set up education to cultivate talents for the country. However, in the environment of "everyone is greedy", many people are vulgar-this is the second setback for the poet, but the poet himself still actively studies and does what Peng Xian left behind. The fourth part: Because of the poet's maverick, it immediately caused the slander of the mediocre people in the world, which made the poet encounter setbacks again and fell into a lonely and desperate situation. However, the poet is still unyielding, willing to "hide innocence to die straight" and unwilling to yield to the secular: "back rope ink to pursue happiness." The fifth part: The poet, who suffered hardships and setbacks and fell into a lonely and desperate situation, further developed the process of contradiction, hesitation, depression and pursuit of ideals, as well as the struggle of his soul, and finally strengthened his moral sentiments and political ideals. Part VI: Because of the woman's persuasion, the poet had to come to Zhong Hua to state his views in the hope of arousing sympathy. The seventh part: after expounding his political proposition of "promoting talents and empowering people" in front of Zhong Hua, the poet leads to the fantasy realm of "wandering up and down", which fully expresses the poet's strong feelings that he is not understood by the world. The eighth part: The poet listened to Wu Xian's words and finally decided to leave the State of Chu. This part expresses the poet's complex ambivalence and myriad thoughts to the fullest. Part IX: After accepting the advice of Lingqi and Wuxian, the poet decided to leave Chu for a long trip, and finally could not bear to leave. This is the poet's last fantasy in a daze. The last part of the poem is the conclusion, which ends with the famous Chu song Chaos at that time.
Qu Yuan Statue in Qu Yuan Temple in Yichang, Hubei Province
Li Sao reflects the poet's political ideal and patriotic feelings of implementing "American politics" and rejuvenating Chu, shows the poet's noble integrity and the spirit of cracking down on evil, and mercilessly exposes and rebukes the corrupt politics and dark forces in Chu. Sima Qian commented on Li Sao, saying: "Although Qu Yuan was exiled, he was concerned about Chu and the kings, and he was obsessed with his wishes, hoping that one of the kings would realize and one of the customs would change. Saving the country and rejuvenating the country, but want to repeat the old trick. In an article, there are three ambitions. " He also quoted Liu An's Biography of Li Sao as saying: "The national wind is lascivious but not lascivious, resentful but not chaotic. If Li Sao is, it can be said that it is both! Said Di Ku, the next JiHuan, Tang Wu, in order to stab the world.
The morality of the Ming Dynasty is broad and respected, and it is consistent to control chaos. His words are implicit, his ambition is clean, and his actions are mean. As the saying goes, a small article has a big meaning, and it has a far-reaching impact. Its ambition is pure, so it is called fragrant; His behavior is cheap and he can't die. Cicadas in the mud slough in filth and are not polluted by floating dust. However, those who are not me are also muddy. Push this ambition, although it is as glorious as the sun and the moon. "
In Li Sao, both the protagonist and some things are portrayed with a lot of exaggerated and romantic expressions. Among them, the full use of myths and legends spread colorful fantasy wings and strengthened the charm of Li Sao. In Li Sao, metaphor and arousal are widely used, such as vanilla for the nobleness of the poet, the relationship between men and women for the relationship between monarch and minister, and driving horses for governing the country.
Li Sao has made great achievements in both the content and the application of techniques, and combined with its rich and profound ideological content perfectly, it has become a masterpiece in the history of China literature and has a far-reaching influence on later generations. Mr. Lu Xun once praised it as "one word, an outstanding life" and gave it a high evaluation.
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