Zhong Rong pointed out in Preface to Poetry that all works are the author's style and soul and the external expression of the author's emotional activities. The works in The Book of Songs have a wide range of contents, which profoundly reflect all aspects of social life in the Zhou Dynasty, especially from the early Western Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period, and reveal people's various emotions. Some of the Book of Songs are hymns. Sacrificial activities prevailed in ancient times, and many ethnic groups produced sacrificial songs that praised gods and ancestors and prayed for disaster relief. In ancient China, special attention was paid to sacrifice, praising the achievements of Hou Ji, Gong Liu, Wang Tai, Wang Ji, Wang Wen and Wu Wang, which reflected the history of the founding of the Western Zhou Dynasty.
Some war poems in The Book of Songs describe the martial arts of emperors and generals, showing a strong sense of pride and optimism. The corvee poems in The Book of Songs show the sufferings of the undertaker of the war and corvee in the recruitment and the mourning for the wife who is separated from her husband and wife.
Zhong Rong emphasized that poetry embodies human nature, mainly lyrical, "touching things" and "feeling things and feeling them". In his poems, he particularly emphasized the expression of "grievances", mostly because of persecution in feudal society or dissatisfaction with the dark reality aroused by the failure to realize his ideals and ambitions.
Second, the creation of poetry takes nature as the highest aesthetic principle.
Poetry is a reflection of real life, which inevitably requires fresh and smooth natural beauty in performance. Throughout the history of literature and the pursuit of aesthetic value of China's literature and art, Confucianism, Taoism, Zen and other philosophers are pursuing a kind of natural beauty, which emphasizes "harmony between man and nature" and "harmony without difference". The so-called "nature" is to truly express the author's thoughts and feelings, without carving or whitewashing. Li Bai, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, took the water lotus as a metaphor and directly played the aesthetic banner of "clear water produces hibiscus, natural carving" and wrote that "Rizhao incense burner produces purple smoke, and the waterfall falls in front of Sichuan." Flying thousands of feet, I suspect that the Milky Way and many other famous works reflect the beauty of nature.
In the fresh, quiet and vibrant landscape, I feel the endless fun of life, and my spirit has sublimated to the realm of ethereal lightness. The beauty of nature and the beauty of the soul are completely integrated, creating a pure and beautiful poetic realm that is inseparable like a hidden mirror.
The beauty of Li Bai's poems is varied, ranging from majestic, magnificent and romantic, such as Song of the Jade Pot: "Martyrs hit the jade pot and cherish their old age. Three cups of sword dance autumn moon, suddenly singing and crying. " Another example is "Climbing Mount Tianmu in a Dream": "My heart and dream are in Wu and Yue, flying over Jinghu Moon overnight. The moon lit up my shadow and I came to Yanhe. ..... But let me, on my green slope, raise a white deer, and you must ride a famous mountain. Oh, how can I bow and scrape to those high-ranking people? They will never be seen with a sincere face! " This lyric style of Li Bai is like a storm, rising and falling, like flowing water.
Make water, moon and white clouds as a whole into a glass world, and the wonderful imagination generated in this world makes it as beautiful as a fairy.
No matter what scenery and romance you write, there is a flowing elegance and hearty charm.