Bai Juyi (772-846) was born in Xinzheng, Henan, and his ancestral home was Taiyuan, Shanxi. A great realistic poet in the Tang Dynasty, one of the three great poets in the Tang Dynasty. Bai Juyi and Yuan Zhen * * * advocated the new Yuefu movement, and together with Liu Yuxi, they called the world "Bai Yuan" and "Bai Liu".
Bai Juyi said in Jiu Shu Tong Yuan: "When I first learned that articles were written in time, songs and poems were written for things." "Articles are written in time, songs and poems are written in things" here contains two meanings:
On the one hand, it reflects current events, that is, in the preface to Qin Zhongyin, it is said that "when Zhenyuan and Yuanhe are in harmony, they will be given to Chang 'an, and those who are full of sorrow will tell their stories directly."
On the other hand, it is written for reality, that is, the so-called "Nine Books with Yuan" is "insufficient to make up for the time". What is reflected is not necessarily current events, but the purpose is for reality.
Du Fu has written many works that face reality and satirize current affairs in his life, but he has not put forward his own views on current affairs. Bai Juyi inherited the realistic spirit of Han Yuefu and put forward the idea that "articles should be written in time, songs and poems should be written in time" from the social reality of the Middle Tang Dynasty, which is a great contribution to the theory of realistic poetry.
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"Articles are written in time, songs and poems are written in things" is not only an old saying, but also a concentrated summary of the historical mission of literati in past dynasties. The "time" of "keeping pace with the times" is the meaning of the times. For readers, "keeping pace with the times" means paying attention to the times and the real society, which is the responsibility and mission of transforming society and promoting social progress.
Throughout the ages, although many people have done it, it can be said for sure that although they have the heart to do it, they may not have a real "writing style."
The reason is that if we really want to keep pace with the times, we must listen to the footsteps of the times, breathe the air of the times, grasp the pulse of the times, let our hearts beat with the rhythm of the times, truly feel the times, experience the times and sing for the times.
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