The characteristics of Jian'an style are generally in the form of five characters. It is famous for its strong style and has a generous and sad masculinity.
Due to the social turmoil and successive wars in the late Han Dynasty, the literati of this period had both political ideals and ambitions, as well as a pragmatic spirit, a free attitude and the ability to adapt; the Jian'an style is generally characterized by five The form of speech is famous for its strong character and a generous and sad masculinity.
Introduction to the Jian'an style
No longer restricted to Confucianism, showing distinctive personality, Jian'an writers centered on Cao and his son showed in their literary works: political ideals Gao Yang, lamentation about the short life, strong personality, and rich tragic color, all of these constitute the "Jian'an style" style of the times.
During the Qi and Liang Dynasties in the Southern Dynasty, Liu Xie commented on the poetry style of Jian'an in the late Han Dynasty as "Looking at the poetry of the time, it is elegant and generous, good things are accumulated in the world, and the customs are declining, and the writing is profound and long. This is a brilliant era in the history of literature, and of course a glorious era in the history of poetry. In this era, poetry, poetry, and prose have all made great progress.
Poetry, in particular, gave rise to the first climax of literati poetry in the history of Chinese literature. From then on, it established the dominant position of literati poetry and left a profound impact on later generations. The brilliant achievements of Jian'an literature had a profound impact on the subsequent development of literature and art. Liu Xie and Zhong Rong in the Southern and Northern Dynasties repeatedly praised the writing style of the Jian'an period; Chen Zi'ang in the Tang Dynasty praised the "character of Han and Wei Dynasties", and Li Bai wrote a poem about "Penglai articles of Jian'an period".