1. Yongming's temperament theory is a theory of poetry creation that appeared in the Qi and Liang Dynasties in the Southern Dynasties, and was put forward by Shen Yue and others. It emphasizes the phonological beauty of poetry creation, and advocates the use of flat tones and rhymes in poetry creation to make poetry have harmonious musical beauty. The appearance of Yongming's temperament theory had a far-reaching influence on the development of China's ancient poetry.
2. The core view of Yongming's temperament theory is the theory of four tones and eight diseases. Four tones refer to the four tones of flat, up, down and inside, and eight diseases refer to the eight taboos in poetry creation, including flat head, upper tail, waist cutting, inner collar, double tones, overlapping rhyme, antithesis and double characters. These taboos require poets to avoid using homophones or repetitive words in their creation, so as to keep the rhyme and rhyme of poetry harmonious.
3. The appearance of Yongming's theory of temperament had an important influence on the development of China's ancient poetry. First of all, it promotes the standardization of poetry creation. Before that, there were no strict rules for poetry creation, and the appearance of Yongming's temperament theory provided a set of clear norms for poetry creation, which made poetry creation more rigorous.
4. Yongming's temperament theory emphasizes the beauty of rhyme and makes poetry more expressive. Finally, Yongming's theory of temperament had a far-reaching impact on later poetry creation. The metrical poems in Tang Dynasty, the words in Song Dynasty and the songs in Yuan Dynasty were all influenced by Yongming's metrical theory.
5. Yongming's theory of temperament also has certain limitations. Too much emphasis on the beauty of phonology sometimes leads to the emptiness of poetry content and the lack of profound ideological connotation. In addition, the rules of Yongming's temperament theory are too strict, which sometimes limits the poet's creative freedom. Therefore, although Yongming's temperament theory had an important influence on the development of China's ancient poetry, there is still something to reflect on.
The origin of Yongming temperament is as follows:
1. The origin of Yongming temperament can be traced back to the Liang Wudi period in the Southern Dynasties. At that time, in order to promote Buddhism, Liang Wudi ordered monks to explain Buddhist scriptures. However, because the language of Buddhist scriptures is very obscure, it is difficult for ordinary people to understand. Therefore, Liang Wudi ordered ministers to formulate a set of standard language norms in order to better spread Buddhism.
2. This language specification is called Yongming style, which uses simple and easy-to-understand vernacular to specify the pronunciation and tone of each word. This language specification was quickly widely recognized and applied, and became the common language of the society at that time.
3. Yongming Style has gradually evolved into a literary genre, which is called Yongming Style Poetry. This form of poetry is characterized by flat and even lines and beautiful rhythm, which is deeply loved by literati. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, Yongming style poetry reached its peak and became a great treasure in the history of China literature.