Yan Yu was an outstanding poet in the middle Tang Dynasty. His poetry is famous for its bold, unrestrained, vigorous, fresh, subtle and graceful style, which has a far-reaching influence on later generations.
The first stage: Early poetry creation was mainly influenced by previous poets such as Li Bai, Wang Bo and Du Fu, with the main purpose of expressing personal feelings and political ambitions. The second stage: the poetry creation in the middle period is mainly characterized by an unconventional and bold style, which is characterized by freedom, boldness and boldness, and mostly focuses on describing nature and scenery. The third stage: the poetry creation in the later period is mainly characterized by fresh and implicit style, focusing on expressing inner feelings and thinking, and expressing nature and life.
Yan Yu's literary creation;
His seven-character poems imitate Li Bai, and his five laws not only learn from Li, but also from Du Fu and Wei. But the main tendency is that Wang (Wei) and Meng (Haoran) dilute the ethereal all the way. His most important achievement is his poetic theory and his book Cang Shi Lang Hua. Creative achievements are far less than theoretical contributions, and poetic theorists have always pointed out the gap between these two aspects. The General Catalogue of Sikuquanshu says that his creation "aims at Tianbao, but its style can't be above the calendar" and "can only imitate the lingering sound of Wang Meng, but can't chase Du Li's grand view".
His collection of poems is called Mr. Cang Lang Yin Juan (or Cang Lang Yin Juan and Cang Lang Ji), and * * * contains 146 ancient and modern poems. There is a book "Two Poems of Qiaochuan" compiled by Shao Wuxu. Cang Hua is attached to the collection of poems.