Qu Yuan is a romantic poet.
Character Introduction
Qu Yuan (about 340 BC - 278 BC), a great patriotic poet in ancient China. Han nationality, born in Danyang, Chu State, named Ping and given name Yuan. During the Warring States Period, he was born into a noble family of the Chu State. He served as Sanlu official and Zuotu, and was also in charge of domestic and foreign affairs. Qu Yuan advocated promoting talents internally, amending laws and regulations, and advocating externally to unite Qi to resist Qin.
Later, he was exiled to the Yuan and Xiang River basins because he was excluded by the nobles. In 278 BC, Qin general Bai Qi captured Ying, the capital of Chu state, in one fell swoop. Qu Yuan, who was worried about his country and his people, committed suicide by holding a stone in his arms in the Miluo River near Changsha. The Dragon Boat Festival is said to be the anniversary of his death.
Character Spirit
The Songs of Chu, with Qu Yuan's works as the main body, is one of the sources of Chinese romantic literature. The most famous chapter "Li Sao" as the representative of "Chu Ci" "" and "Guo Feng" in "The Book of Songs" are called "Feng Sao", which had a profound impact on later generations of poetry.
It has become a shining pearl in the history of Chinese literature, "a great poem with great resounding effect and an outstanding one." "The road is long and far away, I will search up and down." Qu Yuan's "searching" spirit has become a noble spirit believed and pursued by people with lofty ideals in later generations.
Qu Yuan's poems and their appreciation
Poetry
"Li Sao"
The Emperor Gaoyang's Miao descendants came here, and my emperor's name was Boyong. The photo of Ti Zhen was in Meng Zouxi, but Geng Yinwu came down.
Huang Lan visited Kuiyu for the first time, and Zhaoxi paid tribute to him. His name is Zhengzexi and his courtesy name is Lingjun.
Appreciation
"Li Sao" is a magnificent poem made by Qu Yuan using his ideals, experiences, pain, passion and even his entire life, in which the poet's distinctive personality shines , this is the first time in the history of Chinese literature. The creation of "Li Sao" is both rooted in reality and full of fantasy.
The poem makes extensive use of ancient myths and legends. Through extremely rich imagination and association, and adopting a descriptive and descriptive writing method, it interweaves real characters, historical characters, and mythical characters, and connects the earth, heaven, and The human world and fantasy, past and present are intertwined to form a magnificent, strange and colorful fantasy world, thus generating a strong artistic charm.
The poem also makes extensive use of the metaphorical technique of "vanilla beauty" to vividly express abstract consciousness, character, and complex realistic relationships.