In addition to the "Ren Xia is not as good as a career" recorded by Li Junyi, a bachelor of Hanlin in the Tang Dynasty, the History Book of Shang 'an County with Chang also said: "... I traveled to the east for less than a year, scattered more than 300,000, and brought all my sons in." It can be seen that there are light and heavy. This generous and free-spirited character has a far-reaching influence on Li Bai's life path.
He acted aboveboard and informal, not only faced the princes with an equal attitude, but also had no tolerance for unfair behavior. Even though he is pushed out by powerful people, he still relies on his talent and arrogance. In the face of setbacks in life, it often has an optimistic romantic spirit.
The prosperous Tang Dynasty was an open, free and inclusive era, and Li Bai's thoughts also showed many aspects. It is said that Li Bai has an intersection with Pei Min, a great blade master, Zhao Kun, a military strategist, and Sima Chengzhen, a Taoist master, and even has a similar mentoring relationship. Therefore, in Li Bai's body, Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, military strategists and other ideas are gathered.
Li Bai agrees with the Confucian thought of saving the world and helping the people, and regards it as the highest ideal. However, he did not fully accept Confucianism at that time. Li Bai held a critical and contemptuous attitude towards poor and corrupt literati, such as:
Li Bai also has an understanding of Buddhism. The name of "violet layman" comes from the Vatican. Buddhism's empty view and the useless thought of fame and wealth have a deep * * sound with Li Bai, as does Taoism's purity and detachment, and its admiration for natural landscapes.
Li Bai melted all his thoughts into one furnace, forming his life plan of helping the people, retiring after success and indulging in mountains and rivers.
In the biography of Dai Shoushan's answer to Meng Shaofu, he said: "God official, strict talk, seeking the skill of the emperor. Inspire their wisdom and be willing to help them, so that the Atlas area will be solved and Hai Xian County will be clear. It is not difficult to work with Tao Zhu and Liu Hou and play in Cangzhou. That is, the hiding place under the servant forest, isn't it great? "
Li Bai's thought is beyond. He transcends all foreign things pursued by the world and takes lofty ideal pursuit as his only goal; His talent is unique in the history of poetry and even literature, and has an irreplaceable position.
Li Bai wrote many poems in his life, but he also lost a lot. "preface to the collection of thatched cottage" records: "at that time, nine of the ten strokes were lost." Li Bai's existing poems are less than 1000, but there are many genres. His poems have distinct personality, ingenious brushwork, and are not limited by format, showing strong subjective lyricism.
Li Bai's works, including ancient poems, modern poems, Yuefu poems and songs, have both styles.
Five-character ancient poems:
Seven-character ancient poems:
Yuefu poems:
Five-character quatrains:
Seven-character quatrains:
Five-character verse:
Seven-character verse:
Song line:
Li Bai is endowed with artistic insight and creativity. His works are magnificent, free and elegant, and full of free and romantic creative feelings. His personality and charm are mainly manifested in the following aspects:
1, critical perspective.
China's literary criticism has a long history. Starting from The Book of Songs and Li Sao, countless ancient writers attacked and exposed the selfish and fatuous ancient dictator. However, ancient writers are often contradictory, both literati and politicians; Oppose feudal rulers and rely on them. Therefore, most of their criticisms are gentle, honest and persuasive.
However, Li Bai has always regarded himself as a "cloth" and disdained to dedicate himself to a "noble" who does not deserve virtue. He unscrupulously mocked the hierarchical order centered on political rights and sharply criticized various social abuses at that time. In his 59 works Antiques, many of them reflect the political darkness, such as:
In addition to the ruling clique, Li Bai also criticized secular vulgarity and have it both ways, such as:
Li Bai's ideals and talents are not recognized by the rulers, and it is difficult to meet bosom friends in the secular world. This loneliness makes him urgently need to vent his grievances with criticism, and also hopes to use this criticism to alert the world.
2. Proud Cangzhou spirit.
Li Bai's life, in the magnificent mountains and rivers, has always been filled with love and lofty aspirations. His poems are often magnificent and magnificent, such as:
Not only landscapes, but everything in Li Bai's works shows great momentum, such as:
Including the endless emotions in his works:
The majestic world in Li Bai's poems is precisely his affirmation and display of self-personality. It can also be said that Li Bai is always full of confidence in dealing with Gan Kun, and everything in the world is his chess piece, which can gallop on the ideal chessboard.
3. Outstanding charm.
Du Fu once called Li Bai's poems "Bai Ye's poems are invincible and full of thoughts", which can be said to be a reasonable exposition of Li Bai's distinctive poetic style. Li Bai often transcends time and space with imagination, integrating reality with dreams and fairyland, and interweaving nature with human society. The image in his works is not an objective reality, but the externalization of his inner world, which is the truth of art. Such as:
Li Bai's talent, pride and ambition represented the highest realm of China literature, which had an unparalleled far-reaching influence on that time and later generations, making him an eternal and unattainable star in the history of China literature.