Sample essay on the characteristics of romanticism in Li Bai's poetry
We can't help but ask: Why did the poet use techniques such as foil and exaggeration to make Tianmu Mountain so tall, straight and unparalleled in the world? Is it because the poet wanted to Use this to dream and pursue your ideal; why should the poet describe the dream in such a quiet and magnificent way? render it so passionately and brilliantly? It is because the ugliness of the real world makes the poet hate it; it is because the equality and freedom of the "cave heaven and blessed land" realize the poet's ideal. Therefore, the poet should ride a deer and travel in the mountains, looking for immortals and visiting Taoism, to show his noble aspirations and never collude with evil; the poet should walk high into the world and roar proudly in the forest springs, to show his firm belief that he will never bow down to the powerful. This is Li Bai! This is the spotlight that illuminates "Sleepwalking Tianmu's Farewell"! This is the source of light that radiates the charm of a generation of great poets and shines through the ages!
3. Romanticism in Li Bai's Poetry The reasons for its success
(1) Social factors that formed the romantic poetry
The Tang Dynasty was politically enlightened and economically prosperous. In this environment, Li Bai’s heroic character and heroic character were formed. Fierce emotions and keen political pursuits laid the ideological foundation for the romanticism of Li Bai's poetry.
During the Kaiyuan and Tianbao years, the Tang Empire was extremely powerful, and its economy and culture showed unprecedented prosperity. This enhanced national self-confidence and pride, and also inspired poets to make great contributions. All kinds of fantasies. Inspired by the spirit of the times, Li Bai took "helping the common people" and "announcing Li Yuan" as his own mission, and relentlessly pursued opportunities to serve the motherland throughout his life. "It is no wonder that I have no intention of falling in love with Qingjing, and I have sent my book and sword to the Ming Dynasty." It is the expression of Li Bai's ambition. Most of the intellectuals from the common people in the Tang Dynasty ignored the clan etiquette of the aristocratic clans. They were arrogant and open-minded in their thinking, did not adhere to the orthodox Confucianism, and behaved uninhibitedly. In addition, Li Bai was influenced by Taoist thought and was less conceptually bound by Confucian tradition. Under the influence of the general climate of the times, Li Bai's arrogant and unyielding character of "not giving in to others" was formed. He compares himself with Dapeng and is always ready to "make a big splash and soar into the sky." He disdains the road of imperial examination and Jinshi. He recommended that he take the "shortcut to the south" to realize his political ambitions of "helping the people" and "an Liyuan". However, in the era of Li Bai's life, behind the political enlightenment and economic prosperity were various crises: the life of the feudal ruling class headed by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was becoming increasingly corrupt, the power in the court was dominated by traitors, the politics was dark, and exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes were becoming increasingly heavy. Shi Ye has evil intentions, and all kinds of social conflicts are on the verge of breaking out. For the first time, Li Bai cherished the ambition of "a real man must have ambitions in all directions", "going to the country with a sword, leaving relatives and traveling far away", and when he pursued making achievements, what lay before him was a dangerous path full of thorns. In the past eighteen years, I have been unable to realize my ideal through being a knight, visiting powerful people, etc., and my heart is full of indignation and injustice. In the first year of Tianbao (AD 742), he was conquered by Xuanzong and entered Chang'an. When he was so smug and ambitious, "I laughed up at the sky and went out, how can I be a Penghao man?" However, he ended up being jealous of the powerful and "gave him money and gave him back." . Political failures one after another made Li Bai extremely painful in his heart. "Golden cups of wine cost ten thousand, and jade plates of delicacies cost ten thousand. I stopped eating and threw chopsticks. I drew my sword and looked around at a loss." He felt that the road to serving the country through politics was difficult. , "If you want to cross the Yellow River, which is blocked by ice, you will have to climb the Taihang Mountains covered with snow." "The road is like the blue sky, and I alone cannot cross it." Struggling in the contradiction between ideals and reality, Li Bai expressed his beautiful political ideals and contempt and resentment against the ruling class in his immortal poems with the help of romantic artistic creation methods.
(2) Special personal factors
There are also personal factors in the formation of the romantic artistic characteristics of Li Bai's poetry.
First of all, his bold character and pursuit of the value of life strongly expressed his spirit, which made his poetry spurt out. It is speculated that Li Bai's family was once a wealthy businessman. In addition to Confucian classics, the education he received in his childhood also included Liujia and Baijia, which made him less constrained in his thinking. "I am born with a talent that will be useful, and I will come back again after a thousand gold coins are spent." In less than a year, three hundred thousand gold coins were scattered. In many poems, he shows his unfettered bold character and strong subjective color: when he wanted to go to Beijing to seek an official position, he declared, "Look up to the sky and laugh and go out, how can I be a Penghao people!" When he was frustrated in politics, he shouted "the great road". Like the blue sky, I alone cannot reach it." He asked the immortal to "caress me on the top of my head and make my hair grow, so that I can live forever." When his gushing poetry cannot be expressed in ordinary language, he uses bold exaggeration, such as "cutting off the water with a knife, the water will flow again" as a metaphor, "raising a cup to relieve sorrow, sorrow will become more sorrowful", and "white hair three thousand feet" as a metaphor for " "The sorrow of fate is like a long one", and "the water in Peach Blossom Pond is a thousand feet deep" is used as a metaphor for "it is not as good as Wang Lun's love for me". When real life is not enough to describe, metaphor, or symbolize his thoughts and wishes, he borrows unrealistic myths and all kinds of wonderful and amazing fantasies to express them, such as "Going west to Lotus Mountain, seeing the stars from afar. Holding hibiscus in bare hands, walking on tiptoe. It's too clear. The colorful clothes are floating in the sky, and I'm invited to the rooftop to bow to my uncle."