2. Introduction to Ouyang Xiu
Ouyang Xiu (1007- 1072) was born in Yongfeng, Jizhou (now Yongfeng County, Ji 'an City, Jiangxi Province), a politician and writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, and was politically famous. Because Jizhou originally belonged to Luling County, it called itself "Ouyang Xiu of Luling". Posthumous title Wenzhong, a bachelor of Hanlin, a deputy envoy of the Council and a political adviser, is called Ouyang Wenzhong. Later generations also called him "the four great writers of the ages" with Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan and Su Shi. Together with Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Su Shi, Su Xun, Su Zhe, Wang Anshi and Ceng Gong, they are called "the Eight Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties".
Ouyang Xiu was the first literary leader to create a generation of literary style in the literary history of the Song Dynasty. He led the poetry innovation movement in the Northern Song Dynasty, and inherited and developed Han Yu's ancient prose theory. His high achievements in prose creation and his correct theory of ancient prose complement each other, thus creating a generation of writing style. Ouyang Xiu not only changed the style of writing, but also innovated the style of poetry. In historiography, there are also high achievements.
3. Brief introduction of Su Shi
Su Shi (103765438+108-108-24), whose name is Zi Zhan, whose name is He Zhong, was named Dongpo Jushi and Su Xian in the world. An important litterateur in the Song Dynasty, a representative of the highest literary achievements in the Song Dynasty. Han nationality, a native of Meishan, Meizhou (now Meishan City, Sichuan Province) in the Northern Song Dynasty. Song Renzong is a scholar of Jiayou (1056-1063). His poems have a wide range of themes, fresh and vigorous, good at exaggeration and metaphor, and unique style. He and Huang Tingjian are also called "Su Huang". Xin Qiji is the representative of the unconstrained style, also known as "Su Xin". He is also engaged in painting and calligraphy. There are Seven Episodes of Dongpo, Dongpo Yi Zhuan, Dongpo Yuefu and so on.