The significance and influence of Han Meng's poetry school

Han Meng's poetry school has formed a systematic theory of poetry creation, from "injustice makes a sound" to cutting objects and marveling at the ingenious creation of nature, and then clearly putting forward magnificent and grotesque aesthetic ideals. It breaks through the traditional teaching of poetry which pays too much attention to people's morality and tenderness, and turns from emphasizing the social function of poetry to emphasizing the lyric characteristics of poetry, to emphasizing the internal exposure of the creative subject and the exertion of artistic creativity, which is a phenomenon worthy of attention in the history of poetry theory. On the road of opposing tradition and being determined to innovate, Han Yu has made outstanding contributions and made due achievements. He mastered poetry with great courage, giving it unprecedented strength and surreal color; He carved words and expressions, still seeking adventure, and created a lot of unique adventures and strange images; His writing, commenting on poetry and creating poetic style all show his unique position in the poetry circle in the middle Tang Dynasty. A Qing poet Ye Xie put it well: "Han Yu is one of the great changes in Tang poetry, with great strength and strong thinking, and his rise is the originator." In fact, Han Yu's "rise" and his "great change" in Tang poetry not only had a great influence at that time, but also had a far-reaching influence on the poetry creation of later generations, especially the Song people. Of course, while destroying tradition, new norms must be established. This norm is not unheard of in Han Yu's poems, but it is still incomplete compared with his prose. For example, the deliberate novelty of words and sentences leads to obscure meanings, and the choice of poetic materials is not simple, which leads to the ugliness and grotesque images. The extensive use of prosaic sentence patterns and philosophical arguments destroys the beauty of rhythm and images of poetry to some extent. These not only had a bad influence on the poetry creation of later generations, but also caused criticism of later generations. I'm afraid this is inevitable for a reformer of poetry and a pioneer of new poetic style.