"Taking vulgarity as elegance" is an important way for Song poetry to break through Tang poetry and realize the perfect turning point of ancient literature, and it is also the aesthetic concept of Song people. In a narrow sense, the expression of "taking vulgarity as elegance" in image art is to use spoken words recorded in folk sayings, official history, novels, Zen quotations or materials that are not commonly used at ordinary times to enter poetry.
Mei, a poet in the early Song Dynasty, was the first to actively affirm and publicize the idea of "taking the old as the new and the vulgar as the elegant". Later, Su Shi inherited and developed this creative thought, while Huang Tingjian, a master of Jiangxi Poetry School, inherited the legacy of Mei and Su, and regarded "taking the old as the new and the vulgar as the elegant" as the most basic concept of his poetic theory.
Because this proposition summarizes two basic ways of how to develop and update poetic images after the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
The significance and influence of "taking vulgarity as elegance";
Song poetry takes vulgarity as elegance, which broadens the scope of poetry theme and makes poetry closer to real life. Reading Song poetry, we will find that poets in Song Dynasty can find beauty and aesthetic taste anywhere in secular life. In particular, the introduction of vulgar things into poetry not only expands the theme of poetry, but also reflects secular life more truly; It not only prolongs the vitality of traditional poetry, but also makes poetry closer to real life.
"Both Tang and Song Dynasties were great men, and each became a generation of poets." Song poetry finally formed a situation that kept pace with Tang poetry, and left a deep impression in the history of China poetry development with its irreplaceable style.
The use of common sayings in the Song Dynasty is not only a full complement to the poetic language materials, but also a confrontation with China's gorgeous and elegant poetic creation tendency. And this opposition between vulgarity and elegance can produce a kind of tension, which makes poetry full of strength and change and more vitality.
As Hui Hong said: "Syntactically, if you want to be old and strong, it is better to use dialects occasionally. For example, among a group of strange men, there is naturally a rhyme that you can't stand out. " In other words, the use of proverbs can give poetry a kind of tension. This will undoubtedly stimulate the new vitality of literati's poetry creation and stimulate their creative interest.