The reasons for the prosperity of poetry in the Tang Dynasty are as follows:
1. The society in the Tang Dynasty solved many constraints during its development, and achieved a lot in some political and economic changes. Great progress has been made, and more importantly, the situation of "politics" has basically ended, which has greatly liberated the minds of ordinary people in their daily life practice, thus broadening their horizons and poetry for one of the forms of cultural life, "poetry creation". Art has received a 'source of living water'.
2. Due to the general improvement of the economy, material conditions and extensive sources have been provided for the prosperity of literature.
3. The literature accumulation of previous generations has been well inherited, thus laying a solid foundation for Tang poetry.
It was only by carrying forward the cultural heritage of their predecessors that the poets of the Tang Dynasty were able to be inclusive, learn from others' strengths, innovate and bring forth the new, pushing Chinese poetry culture to a new peak.
4. The Tang Dynasty adopted the imperial examination system. The examination content included poetry (poetry is highly general) and fu (literary and colorful rhyme), and the emperor also loved poetry. (This is very important!) This will inevitably lead to Paying attention to the 'social atmosphere' of poetry, therefore, improved the social status of literati.
5. A very important point is that the politics of the Tang Dynasty were relatively open, especially in terms of religion and culture. Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism were all promoted; foreign religions were allowed to spread in the country, which was very important for the country. It is a beneficial factor for people to broaden their horizons, activate their thoughts, and promote the formation of various styles and schools in literature and art.
6. The Tang Dynasty implemented economic and cultural exchange policies with neighboring countries and border ethnic groups; music, dance, painting, architecture, etc. accepted the Western Regions and foreign influences (India, Central Asian countries), etc. Fresh things, but also give poets a broad and good artistic influence.
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Analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of the Tang poetry anthology: "Three Hundred Tang Poems" is comprehensive but conservative
"The Complete Tang Poems" has more than 48,000 existing poems. There are more than 2,200 writers, and general readers can only read selected works.
Writing poetry is difficult, and choosing poems is also difficult.
Since the Tang Dynasty, there have been dozens of versions, but not many of them are accessible.
The reason is as Ji Xiaolan said: "Looking for poetry in the Tang Dynasty is like looking for materials in the mountains. Each one has its own knowledge.
Since the Ming Dynasty, poetic schools have changed many times. On Tang poetry, The candidates have also changed frequently, each holding their own biases and not speaking in unison.
"This means that the candidates are intolerant and have their own opinions, which is not comprehensive enough.
The author believes that the so-called comprehensiveness should include five aspects: First, comprehensive expression of the era, including poems from the early Tang, the prosperous Tang, the middle Tang, and the late Tang.
The second is to fully reflect the author's appearance. An author's poetic style is multi-faceted. For example, Li Shangyin is famous for his beauty, but he also has majestic works such as "Han Stele".
The third is to comprehensively reflect famous writers, famous articles and famous sentences. Some authors are not famous writers, but they also have works handed down from generation to generation.
The fourth is to reflect the requirements of different readers, that is, to be able to appreciate both elegance and vulgarity.
Fifth, the commentary should fully reflect the strengths, weaknesses, and doubts of the author and the poem.