Jian 'an is the title of Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty. Jian 'an literature, which is usually referred to in the history of literature, refers to the literature from the years before Jian 'an to the last year of Wei Mingdi (239). In fact, it was influenced by Cao Shi, and its creation was mainly in the Jian 'an period.
Representative writers are mainly Cao Zhi's father and son (Cao Cao, Cao Pi, Cao Zhi), seven sons of Jian 'an (Kong Rong, Chen Lin, RoyceWong, Xu Gan, Ruan Yu, Angelababy, Serina Liu) and Cai Yan.
Jian 'an writers expressed their ambition to make contributions with their frankness, which set off the first literary creation climax in the history of China's poetry.
Because it was the Jian 'an era of Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty, it was later called Jian 'an literature, also called Jian 'an character.
Literary features:
The Jian 'an period in the history of literature lasted about fifty years, from the Yellow Scarf Uprising to the end of Wei Mingdi. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao completed the great cause of unifying the north, attracted a large number of scribes, and formed a group of people under Ye with Cao Shi and his son as the core.
Jian 'an poetry is the product of the historical period when society moved from division and turmoil to unity. The era characteristics of "the world is in chaos, the wind is decaying and the customs are resentful" make Jian 'an literati broad-minded, ambitious in pursuit of ideals, active and free in life, straightforward, simple and vigorous in lyric style, forming a unique outline, rich and sad style of Jian 'an poetry. It created a new situation in China's poetry and established the poetic aesthetic style of "Jian 'an Style".
Jian 'an period is the conscious period of literature. People reflected in Jian 'an literature not only have social roles and obligations, but also personal interests and hobbies, as well as private daily life outside public social life.
Jian 'an literature is a literature that fully demonstrates individual life, fully demonstrates the great spirit of life, and has lasting charm and value.
After the restoration of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao formulated the policy of "external martial arts, internal literature".
While eliminating separatist forces one by one, eliminating wars and implementing a series of measures to enrich the people, Cao Cao actively led the development of literature. "For 30 years, the imperial army kept its hands on books, talked about martial arts during the day, thought about classics at night, wrote new poems and arranged orchestral strings, all of which became movements."
His sons Cao Pi, Cao Zhi and their seven sons Jian 'an, Kong Rong (only his political views are different from Cao Cao's), RoyceWong, Chen Lin, Xu Gan, Angelababy, Serina Liu and a dozen scholars also tried to imitate Cao Cao.
During the Jian 'an period, poetry, ci-fu, articles and so on all developed greatly. Especially in the aspect of poetry, it formed the first climax of literati's poetry creation in the history of China literature, which made the poetry of Han Yuefu fully mature, developed the style of five-character poetry and created the style of seven-character poetry.
Cao Cao took the lead in breaking through the imprisonment of Confucianism and breaking the prevailing style of writing at that time. His articles were free and easy, and the literati who followed him also responded positively.
In the north, not only literature flourished, but also the writing style of a generation was changed.
The literature of this period is called "Jian 'an Literature". Jian 'an literature has made great contributions to the political, economic and cultural development of the Chinese nation, especially to the later cultural development.