Appreciation of Li Bai's Visit to the Ancient Vietnam
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There is a strong nostalgia complex in the literary works of the Tang Dynasty, especially in the most brilliant poetry works. Poets with strong nostalgia are Li Bai, Du Fu, Liu Yuxi and Zhang Ziang.
This is a strange phenomenon. Nostalgia hurts the present. Why did it happen in the prosperous Tang Dynasty rather than in the Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties? In my opinion, this reflects the ethos of the people in the Tang Dynasty, a spirit of participating in the construction of state affairs and an ideal of eager to make contributions from it. People in the Tang Dynasty have lofty aspirations and practical actions, unlike Jin literati who hide from Tibet for their own happiness. To some extent, "romantic love in Wei and Jin dynasties" is a pure personal love pursuit without social responsibility. The popularity of nostalgic writing style reflects the high sense of social responsibility of literati in Tang Dynasty.
Among the numerous works of nostalgia in the Tang Dynasty, Li Bai's Visit to the Ancient in Vietnam is not the best, nor is it the best of all Li Bai's poems, but it has its own uniqueness. The whole poem is as follows:
Visit ancient Vietnam and China.
King Yue, judge Jian, break Wu Gui,
An upright man comes home with all his gorgeous clothes.
Maid-in-waiting is like full spring palace,
Only one partridge is flying today.
The first three sentences are all about the grand occasion of the defeat of Wu by the King of Yue, which is bustling and unique. In sharp contrast to the last sentence, "Only today is a partridge flying", it is even more desolate and sad, which makes people cry.
Later, Liu Yuxi's poem "In the old society, the king thanked the hall and flew into the homes of ordinary people" was also this poem, but his artistic achievements seemed to be higher.
In this poem, there is also a faint emotion, that is, lamenting your own experience. The poet's pursuit of political achievements confronts these two sentences, which implies infinite sorrow. The fear of "partridge flying" also symbolizes the poet's solitary flight, and there is a deep feeling of "wandering alone in the clouds"
The whole poem is a description, without lyrical sentences, but when the last sentence comes out, the emotions come out and the realm is established. Wang Guowen said: All scenery words are sentimental words. This poem illustrates this point well, and it is a masterpiece that combines feelings and scenery.
However, the whole poem lacks meteorology and thickness, and it is not the best in the nostalgic poems in the prosperous Tang Dynasty and the later period. I appreciate Liu Yuxi's "Surrounded by mountains in the old country, the tide hits the empty city and returns to loneliness".