Bai Juyi (772-846), also known as Lotte, was a famous writer, poet and politician in the Tang Dynasty. Born in a cultural family, he was smart and studious since childhood, and was admitted to Jinshi at the age of eighteen. Later, he served as an official for many times, and served as Dr. Taichang and Shangshu in the collation department. In his political career, he opposed the Anshi Rebellion, actively participated in political struggles and worked for the welfare of the people.
Second, Bai Juyi's poetic art
Bai Juyi is one of the representatives of Tang poetry. His poems are bold, fresh, natural and emotional, showing his love for life and concern for the people. His poetry works are large, and he is called "the crown of poets in Tang Dynasty".
1. Features of poetic art
Bai Juyi's poetic art has the following characteristics:
Sincere feelings: His poems are sincere, showing his deep feelings for the people and his love for life.
-Bold and natural: His poems are bold and natural, not rigidly bound by form, and show his free and unrestrained personality.
Superb artistic skills: His poetic skills are superb, and he uses many rhetorical devices to show his literary talent.
2. Representative works
Bai Juyi's representative works include Pipa, Farewell to Cao Yuan, and Cheng Xue. Among them, the most famous poem is Pipa Xing, which takes the tragic fate of Pipa girl as the theme and shows Bai Juyi's concern for social injustice and people's sufferings.
Third, the significance of studying Bai Juyi
The significance of studying Bai Juyi is to deeply understand the literature and culture of Tang Dynasty and to explore the characteristics and significance of his poetic art, which is of great significance for us to know and understand the development of China culture and literature. At the same time, Bai Juyi's poems also inspire our life and thinking today, so that we can better know and understand our own life and ways of dealing with the world.