The school of poetry in Qing Dynasty
is the last moderns of China's classical poetry in Qing Dynasty. There are many poets, many schools, rich contents and changeable styles, which created a new situation of surpassing the Ming and Yuan Dynasties and countering the Tang and Song Dynasties. Among many schools of Qing poetry, Ling Xing School is the most valuable school that can best represent the features of Qing poetry.
Yuan Mei, Zhao Yi and Zhang Wentao are also known as the three masters of Ganjia Spirit School in Qing Dynasty. Yuan Mei, the leader of the school of spirituality, Zhao Yi, the deputy commander-in-chief, and Zhang Wentao, the commander-in-chief, supported the huge team of spiritualism in Qianlong and Jiaqing periods, and made outstanding contributions to making literature, especially poetry, return to a healthy track of expressing true feelings and showing individuality, sweeping away the old-fashioned atmosphere and carrying forward the creative spirit of opening up new paths.
Yuan Mei (1716-1798) was born in Qiantang, Zhejiang (now Hangzhou). For four years, he was a scholar, an academician and a magistrate in Jiangning. After resigning, he settled in Nanjing, built a garden on Xiaocang Mountain and lived a leisurely life.
He advocates that poetry should show temperament, so most of his works show leisure. Yuan Mei served as a magistrate in Lishui, Shuyang, Jiangpu and Jiangning all his life. In addition to winning the political discourse right of the wise man, he also left many literary works, such as Xiao Cang Shi Fu, Essays in the Garden and Zi Wu Yu, a note novel. Poetry in the Garden is his masterpiece, with unique literary views.
He put forward the theory of "spiritual nature", which challenged the Confucian poetry teaching. Some of these poems challenged Confucianism in Han Dynasty and Neo-Confucianism in Cheng Zhu, declaring that "the Six Classics are all dross". He advocated expressing his mind directly and writing naturally, opposed sticking to the ancient times and emphasized the spirit of self-creation, which was of progressive significance in the history of China literature.
in Yuan Mei's Answer to Zhang Chuanshan's History Book, he said, "The poet Hong has been around for a long time, but his talents are unknown. However, he has repeatedly written to praise the deacon as the first in Chang' an "and" the deacon depends on heaven and earth. " "? Modesty is also the first confidant of an 8-year-old man. "Answering that Zhang Chuanshan's surname's chest is imitation of his body": "Suddenly, the surname praised me as a wonderful person. Xichuan Zhangchuan Mountain is a great talent. "
Yuan Mei is a spiritual leader. In his later years, under the recommendation of Hong, he met Chuanshan. He said, "I'm almost eighty years old. I can die, so I won't die." I haven't heard what Zhang Junshi said! " Yuan Mei regards Chuanshan as his "first" confidant, which shows that Chuanshan's talent is extraordinary. Yuan Mei, Zhao Yi and Zhang Wentao are also known as the three masters of spiritualism in Qing Dynasty.