Life
Du Mu, also known as Muzhi. He is the grandson of Prime Minister Du You and was born in the late Tang Dynasty. The son of Du Congyu, he was a Jinshi in the second year of Emperor Wenzong's reign in Tang Dynasty and was awarded the title of School Secretary of Hongwen Hall. Later, he went to Jiangxi to observe the envoys, then transferred to Huainan Jiedu, and then went to observe the envoys. He was compiled by the History Museum, served as a member of the Ministry of Food, Bi, and Si Xun, and served as governor of Huangzhou, Chizhou, and Muzhou, and finally became a member of Zhongshushe. An outstanding poet in the late Tang Dynasty, he is especially famous for his seven-character quatrains. He was good at poetry, and his "Afang Palace Fu" was passed down to future generations. Du Mu wrote many military papers and also commented on "Sun Tzu".
There are twenty volumes of "Collected Works of Fan Chuan" handed down to the world, compiled by his nephew Pei Yanhan, including four volumes of poems. There are also one volume each of "Fan Chuan Wai Ji" and "Fan Chuan Bie Ji" supplemented by the Song Dynasty. "Complete Poems of the Tang Dynasty" contains eight volumes of Du Mu's poems. There are many poems in the late Tang Dynasty that are soft and gentle, but some of them are sharp and sharp. Qijue especially has the spirit of Yiyunyuan, which was left alone by all the masters in the late Tang Dynasty. Mu Zhi is ambitious, good at talking about military affairs, and prides himself on his ability to help the world. ICBC, cursive script. "Xuanhe Shupu" says: "The pastoral work of walking and grass has a strong and vigorous style, which is in harmony with the articles."
Dong Qichang's "Rongtai Collection" said: "After I saw Yan and Liu, "If Wen Feiqing and (Du) Mu are also famous writers", it is said that their books "have the charm of the Six Dynasties". Among the handed down ink writings is "Zhang Haohao's Poems". He has many works, mainly including "Collected Works of Fan Chuan", Volume 147 of "Old Book of Tang", and Volume 166 of "New Book of Tang". "Zhang Haohao's Poems", written in cursive and ink, was written by Du Mutai in the eighth year of Taihe (834), when he was 32 years old. The post is a hemp paper, 28.2 cm long and 162 cm wide, with 46 lines and a total of 322 words. It can be seen from the entire poem that his calligraphy has the charm of the people of the Six Dynasties.
The original work is now in the Palace Museum. This calligraphy work has continuous momentum and smooth ink. Because it is a poem, it has a simple and unpretentious beauty. At the beginning and end of the volume, there are inscriptions, inscriptions and seals of people from the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was collected by Zhihe Branch of Song Dynasty, Jia Sidao of Ming Dynasty, Xiang Zijing of Ming Dynasty, Zhang Xiaosi of Qing Dynasty, Qing Biao of Qing Dynasty, Qianlong, Jiaqing, Xuantong Imperial Households and Zhang Boju. It has been recorded in "Xuanhe Shupu", "Rongtai Collection", "Life Spectacular", "Daguanlu", etc. Du Mu is famous for his poetry, so the title of his book is concealed by the title of his poem. This book is engraved into "Qiubitang Dharma Notes". There are photocopies in the Enko Chamber of Commerce and Japan's "Showa Fa Tie Da Series".
Literary Achievements
Du Mu’s literary creation has many achievements, and he can be called a famous poet, fu, and ancient prose. He advocated that writing should be based on meaning, supplemented by Qi, and defended by words and sentences. He had a relatively correct understanding of the relationship between the content and form of the work. And it can absorb and melt the strengths of its predecessors to form its own special style. In terms of poetry creation, Du Mu is as famous as Li Shangyin, another outstanding poet in the late Tang Dynasty, and is also known as "Little Li Du". His ancient poetry was influenced by Du Fu and Han Yu, with broad themes and vigorous writing.
His modern style poetry is famous for its clear words and ups and downs of emotion. The seven-rhythm "Early Wild Geese" expresses nostalgia for the people in the northern frontier fortress who were invaded and displaced by the Uighurs in a way that expresses their nostalgia. It is graceful and has an aftertaste. "Climbing the Mountain in Nine Days" uses a bold and unrestrained style to describe his broad-minded mind, but also contains deep sadness. The general trend of poetry in the late Tang Dynasty is to draw rich and detailed pictures. Influenced by the trend of the times, Du Mu also paid attention to diction. This unique tendency of emphasizing diction is combined with his personal characteristics of "majestic and heroic", which is graceful and graceful, bold and elegant.