Su Shi should be said to be the ultimate founder of the tradition of literati lyric poetry, and some people think that this is also the beginning of the decline of historical development. Song poems just express their feelings for mountains and rivers blindly, or sing without desire. Chen Shidao used "Poetry as Ci" to evaluate Su Ci, the essence of which was the innovation of Su Ci in Taoist thought.
Generally speaking, the process of "elegance" of words, in a sense, is the process of words gradually approaching poetry and trying to cross the boundary between "expressing ambition" and "expressing emotion". So Lu Fuzhi said, "Elegance is the best, but it is still a tributary of poetry. Indecent, not enough words. " Before Su Shi, this process was gradual, but by Su Shi it was a rapid evolution.
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Graceful school is characterized by its content focusing on children's customs. The structure is profound and meticulous, paying attention to the harmony of melody, and the language is round, fresh and beautiful, with a kind of femininity. Narrow content. For a long time, characters tend to be gentle and graceful, so people have formed the concept that grace is authentic.
Li Houzhu, Liu Yong, Zhou Bangyan and other poets' The Truth of Ci represents this view. Graceful words have long occupied a dominant position in the field of ci. Until the Southern Song Dynasty, a large number of poets such as Jiang Kui, Wu Wenying and Zhang Yan were influenced by it from different aspects.
The characteristics of the bold school are, in general, broad creative vision, majestic atmosphere, love to write words with poetic techniques, syntax and typology, wide use of words, many uses, and unconventional temperament. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Huang Tingjian, Chao, He Zhu and others all had works of this style.
After Du Nan, due to the great changes of the times, tragic and generous tenors came into being, which became a common practice, and Xin Qiji became a great master in creating bold and unconstrained ci. The school of bold and unconstrained ci is not only unique, but also has a great influence on the ci circle in Song Dynasty. From the Song and Jin Dynasties to the Qing Dynasty, there were always poets who held high the bold banner and made great efforts to study Su and Xin.