Jian 'an Literature and Seven Children of Jian 'an
Cao Cao advocated "respecting the name of punishment" and "being proficient in detachment", being good at literature and loving the scribes.
In the ninth year of Jian 'an (204), after Cao Cao occupied Yecheng, he created a relatively stable political situation centered on Yecheng in northern China. After suffering from the war, many scribes rushed to Yecheng to join Cao Shi. Here, a huge group under Yemen, led by "Three Caos" and represented by "Seven Sons", has been formed. Most of them joined the army in wartime. After returning to China, they studied literature, wrote poems, discussed literature, sang praises to literature, expressed their feelings, described the sufferings of war, and criticized and consulted each other. * * * improved their writing level, developed and prospered Jian 'an literature, and left precious spiritual wealth of "Jian 'an style" to future generations. Jian' an literature is in
China occupies a very important position in the history of literary development.
"Jian 'an" was a title of Xian Di Liu Xie at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, after Dong Zhuo's rebellion, there were frequent wars. Chang 'an and Luoyang were destroyed. Xian Di went from Chang 'an to Luoyang and was greeted by Cao Cao to Xuchang. This year (196) was changed to Xingping as the first year of Jian 'an.
In 220, Cao Cao died, and Xian Di Zen was located in Cao Pi. Jian 'an literature usually refers to literature from the end of Han Dynasty to Wei Chu, but it is not limited to these 25 years.
Jian 'an period is a glorious period in the history of Chinese literature, with numerous talents, writers and diverse styles, and it is a golden age in the history of Chinese literature. The Eastern Han Dynasty was in the midst of great division, turmoil and military melee, but it radiated brilliant glory in literature. This is related to various social factors at that time.
The seven sons of Jian 'an refer to Kong Rong's literary works, RoyceWong's, Chen Lin's, Liu Zhen's, Xu Gan's Wei Chang, (Wang+Yu)' s character Yu, and (Wang+Yi)' s character De Lian.
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