Du Fu’s representative works and styles in each period:
1. Reading and grand travel (712 to 745 AD, 0 to 34 years old)
20 He traveled to Wuyue at the age of 18 and returned to Luoyang five years later, but failed to pass the examination. Travel to Qi and Zhao again. Met Li Bai in Luoyang. He is full of ambition and passion, looking down at the world and traveling far away with his sword. He is full of hope for the future life, has initially set his ideals, and is proactive. The representative work "Wang Yue".
2. Ten years trapped in Chang'an (746 to 755 AD, 35 to 44 years old)
Du Fu's understanding of court politics and social reality after experiencing ten years of hard life in Chang'an He reached a new height: loyal to the emperor, eager to be an official, and make achievements, but he was deeply disappointed with the road to seeking an official position. His ambitions were difficult to achieve, and he was helpless, lonely, and helpless. His concern and sympathy for the lives of the people made Du Fu start to pay attention to people's livelihood. The representative work "The Troops and Chariots".
3. Trapping a traitor
In the second year after the "Anshi Rebellion" broke out, Du Fu was 45 years old. On his way to defect to the new emperor Tang Suzong, he was captured by the Anshi rebels and taken to Chang'an. Forced to become a pseudo-official.
Half a year later, Du Fu fled to Fengxiang and found Emperor Suzong of Tang Dynasty. This experience is known as Du Fu's "period of being trapped by thieves" and his official career (756 to 759 AD, 45 to 48 years old) Weary of the war, sympathy for the sufferings of the people, longing for relatives, and deep lamentation for the fate of the country. His representative works are "Moonlight Night" and "Moonlight Night Remembering My Brother".
4. Wandering in the Southwest (760 to 770 AD, 49 to 59 years old)
Poems are rich in political content and rich in the flavor of the times: concerned about the country and the people, Respect for the loyal and famous ministers represented by Zhuge Liang; emotion for one's own destiny and feelings about the world; tranquility in the state of seclusion; longing for relatives. His representative works are "The Prime Minister of Shu", "Jiang Han" and "Ascend the High".
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Evaluation of Du Fu
The quality of poetry comes from character. Du Fu's poems are the confessions of his soul. If a historical figure is evaluated based on his attitude towards the people and his progressive role in history, then Du Fu is well deserved to be called the Saint of Poetry and his poems are called the history of poetry. However, such a talented realist poet spent his whole life wandering around with his family, and finally died in a foreign country.
Du Fu was a great poet in the Tang Dynasty. The poems he wrote spanned the transition period from the prosperous Tang Dynasty to the mid-Tang Dynasty. From Du Fu's personal experience to the national righteousness, they all reflected Du Fu's changes in his ambitions in life and his loyalty to the emperor. The obsession with worrying about the country. The poems written by Du Fu contain vivid images, passionate feelings, and even worried melancholy, showing the major changes in this transitional period.
Du Fu is therefore called the Saint of Poetry, and he and Li Bai are collectively called "Li Du". The poems written by Du Fu have left a profound impact on future generations, so his poems are called "Li Du". For "History of Poetry". Du Fu was especially sympathetic to the people in the war, and he always criticized the dark and decadent political trend. Du Fu was even willing to sacrifice himself in order to change this phenomenon, so his poems have always run through the main line of worrying about the country and the people.
Du Fu loved the great rivers and mountains of his motherland very much. His early poems were all about great ambitions and descriptions of the great rivers and mountains. He hated evil very much and loved the people. Therefore, his poems had rich social content and distinct era. feature.
The famous poet of the Tang Dynasty commented on Du Fu as "Li and Du's articles are as long as the glory." Although Du Fu did not receive much attention during his lifetime, and his poems were not well promoted, However, Du Fu left an indelible influence on later generations and had a certain status in the poetry world, which also influenced the creative style of later poets.
Lu Xun's evaluation of Du Fu was "Du Fu seems not to be an ancient person, as if he is still alive among us today.", "Du Fu is the backbone of the Chinese nation!" This shows the depth of Du Fu's influence. , which has had a huge impact on the history of our country.
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