Together with Yang Jiong, Lu, Luo, they are called the four outstanding figures in the early Tang Dynasty. The four outstanding figures are equally famous, which originally did not refer to their poems, but mainly referred to parallel prose and fu. These four outstanding figures have played a connecting role in the development of Tang poetry. They opposed the flashy poetic style of court poets headed by Shangguan Yi and advocated the innovation of poetic style. In creation, they broke through the narrow scope of palace poetry, expanded the theme of poetry, showed positive spirit and depressed grief and indignation, and represented the healthy direction of poetry creation.
Masterpieces of Four Masters in Early Tang Dynasty
1, Wang Bo: Few geniuses are famous, and they can write articles at the age of six. In the poetic genre, he is good at five laws and five essentials, and his representative works include Farewell to Vice Governor Du's appointment in Shu. The main literary achievement is parallel prose, which is the best in quantity and quality. His masterpiece is Preface to Wang Teng Pavilion.
2. Yang Jiong: Among the "four outstanding poets in the early Tang Dynasty", Yang Jiong's poems are few and his achievements are slightly small, but in the field of frontier poems, his poems shine brilliantly. Representative works include Battle of the South of the City and Joining the Army.
join the army
The flames of bonfires in Kyoto, Chang 'an City, crude gas oil. Leaving the palace, the general will assume the command; Surrounding the enemy and attacking the city, the elite cavalry are extremely brave. The heavy snow darkened the color; The wind roared and the drums rang. I'd rather be a junior officer to fight for my country than a white-faced scholar who only engraved his chapter.
Battle of the south of the city
It's a long way from north to south. Flags are like bird wings, and armor is like fish scales. Cold water hurts a horse, and you hate Taiwan and worry about killing people. An inch of the heart knows the sun, and thousands of miles are black and yellow.
3. Lu: Good at poetry and parallel prose. His poems mainly express the anxiety and resentment of officials who have never met before about poverty and disease, and also expose the arrogance and extravagance of the upper rulers, mocking their power and glory. The masterpiece "Chang 'an Ancient Meaning".
4. Wang: His poems "Ode to Goose", "Political Prisoner Listening to Cicada" and "Giving People away in Yishui" are all classics.
Goose song
White swan, white swan, bend your neck and breathe fire into the sky. White feathers, floating in green water; The red soles of the feet stir the clear water.
A political prisoner is listening to cicadas.
Cicadas sing in the west, and guests think of the south. I can't stand the shadow on my temple to break the heart of a white-haired prisoner. His flight passed through the thick fog, and his pure voice was drowned in the world of wind. Who knows if he is still singing? Who will listen to me? .