The Development of Poetry in Song Dynasty

The Development and Evolution of Poetry in Song Dynasty

(A) the overall prosperity of the Northern Song Dynasty poetry

1. There are many poems and many influential poets.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, the overall position of literature development was further promoted, and the atmosphere of literature development in the Northern Song Dynasty was strong, and many literati were enthusiastic about poetry creation. There are a lot of poems in this period. According to historical records, there are more than 200,000 poems preserved in the Northern Song Dynasty, and the number of poems in the Northern Song Dynasty has surpassed that in the Tang Dynasty. Among them, a single poet wrote a large number of poems, including nearly 3,000 poems written by Mei and more than 500 poems written by Wang Anshi. In addition, during the Northern Song Dynasty, there were many influential poets in the history of poetry and literature. The Northern Song Dynasty is divided into three stages: early stage, middle stage and late stage. Every stage has a school of representative poets, who have an influence on the whole history of poetry development. In the early Northern Song Dynasty, the influential poets represented by Wang Yucheng, the Kunxi style represented by Yang Yi and the Late Tang style represented by Lin Bu were colorful.

2. Poetry is rich in content and diverse in style.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, poetry began to spread among the people. At the same time, many dignitaries regard poetry creation as a way to cultivate sentiment. Therefore, the content of poetry creation in this period is rich. In the analysis of 30 famous poets' poetry creation in Northern Song Dynasty, 26 poets' poetry creation involved scenery, things, people and feelings, while the other four poets' poetry creation focused on landscape or emotional expression. About half of Rumei's poems satirize current events with facts, and most of them use five-character quatrains. One third of the poems are lyrical by borrowing scenery, such as Tian Jia, Mo Zhu, A Passage to Lushan Mountain and Autumn Night. In addition, the poems of Ouyang Xiu, Wang Anshi, Su Shi and Huang Tingjian, four great poets in the Song Dynasty, involve the bottom of society to the country's reform, from sightseeing to personal ambition, from daily trifles to hatred of home and country. In addition, the poetry in the Northern Song Dynasty was innovative, and its style was influenced by the literature and social development in the Northern Song Dynasty. The whole poem is diverse in style, gorgeous and meaningful, graceful and unrestrained. Almost different schools of poets present different poetic styles, which makes the poetic creation style of the Northern Song Dynasty diversified.