The Source of China's Romantic Poetry

The source of romanticism in China's poetry is Chu Ci. Chu Ci is the first collection of romantic poems in the history of China literature, and it is regarded as a new poetic style created by Qu Yuan. Songs of the South created a literary tradition in the poetic world, that is, all schools regarded as "Romantic" poetic style today were inspired by it without exception, drawing nourishment from spirit and art; Songs of the South is also China's first collection of poems with an author. It was written by Qu Yuan and Hou Xue and edited by Liu Xiang in Han Dynasty. Qu Yuan's integrity, loyalty and unyielding character made him a model and model for later intellectuals in China. Chu Ci is the earliest collection of romantic poems and the source of romantic literature. The name "Chuci" first appeared in the biography of Historical Records. It can be seen that this name already existed in the early Han Dynasty at the latest. Its original meaning refers to Chu Ci, which later became a proper noun, and refers to the new poetic style represented by Qu Yuan's creation during the Warring States Period. At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Xiang compiled the works of Qu Yuan and Song Yu, and Huainan Xiaoshan, Dong Fangshuo, Bao Wang, Liu Xiang and others inherited the works of Qu Yuan and Song Yu into a collection of 16 articles, named Chu Ci. Is the ancestor of the set; Later, Wang Yi added his Jiu Si to Article 17.