Ouyang Xiu's main works are in articles and poems:
essay
Ouyang Xiu studied the articles of Han Yu and Li Ao. At the age of 65,438+00, I stumbled upon Han Yu's collected works. After reading it, he was deeply impressed and studied them painstakingly. However, he does not advocate imitating Han Yu's quirks, and thinks that he should write naturally. In style, Ouyang Xiu's prose is clear, easy to understand, easy to understand, melodious, elegant and implicit, with the beauty of female ancient prose.
The style of writing is simple and natural, which avoids Han Yu's strange style. His letters, such as Shang Fan Si Jian and Gao Si Jian, are sincere, touching and convincing, and are second to none in the Song Dynasty. Ouyang Xiu's prose makes good use of auxiliary words and conjunctions, such as "Fu", "Wei" and "Ran" at the beginning of the sentence and "Ye" and "Yi" at the end of the sentence, which makes the sentence clear and more organized.
Zuiwengting Ji uses 2 1 word "ye", which is concise in language, rigorous in structure, unpretentious, self-contained, spread everywhere and "used by paper". His argumentative essays, such as "the theory of cronies", are rigorous in structure and unique in argument; Part of the history of the New Five Dynasties comes from the history of the Old Five Dynasties. Ouyang Xiu changed parallel prose and four or six sentences into prose sentences in ancient Chinese, with concise writing, ups and downs of rhythm and patchwork.
Ouyang Xiu never forgets to write, and his inspiration often appears in "immediately, on the pillow, in the toilet". His finished works are often revised repeatedly, and his writing attitude is very serious and strives for perfection. Ouyang Xiu paid attention to the ancient prose but not to the parallel prose, and his parallel prose was well received. The imperial edicts drafted for the emperor are all written in parallel prose, and Yang Yi, who is good at parallel prose in Kunxi style, also appreciates it.
poetic sentiment
Among Ouyang Xiu's poems, there are 359 ancient poems and 470 modern poems. His poetic style is peaceful and quiet, relaxed and fluent, with a wide range of subjects. His poetry style is simple and fresh, and his techniques are novel, which laid the foundation for the Song Dynasty. The quatrains "Far Mountain" can represent his style:
There is no distance between mountains, and you can see them all the time. The mountains are changing everywhere, and the travelers are unknown.
Ouyang Xiu tried to "take prose as poetry" and speak freely like prose in the poetic rhythm, which laid the foundation for Wang Anshi, Su Shi and others. Li, Du and Ouyang Xiu paid more attention to Li Bai, and praised the poems of Mei and others, and their fame spread far and wide. Ouyang Xiu disapproved of Quincy's poetry and advocated ancient poetry. His ancient poems are highly praised by Su Shi and Wang Anshi, and they can be compared with Li Bai.
The achievements of Ouyang Xiu's ci are not as good as those of classical Chinese prose and poetry, and there are different opinions. He is just a transitional figure connecting the preceding with the following: Feng Yansi's sincerity, Su Zhe's humility and Qin Guan's profundity. His poetic style is euphemistic and elegant, but his personality is not very distinct. His ci style is very similar to that of Feng Yansi and Yan Shu, but it is not divorced from the style of Huajian School.
Some words absorb the tones and vocabulary of folk songs, but they are also innovative. For example, the couplets of Yingzhou West Lake are influenced by the folk song "Dinglian". Some words in Europe have a bold and profound side. Wang Guowei praised his novel "Spring in the Jade House", saying that "there is infatuation in life, and this resentment has nothing to do with romance" and "there is calmness in unrestrained".
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Other achievements
1. In the study of Confucian classics, Ouyang Xiu's study of Chunqiu has his own unique views. As a pioneering work, epigraphy compiled thousands of epigraphy artifacts and inscriptions from the Zhou Dynasty to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and wrote more than 400 volumes in ten volumes, referred to as Jigulu, which is the earliest extant epigraphy work.
2. In historiography, Ouyang Xiu has made great achievements in historiography. He not only participated in the revision of the 250 volumes of the Book of the New Tang Dynasty, but also wrote the History of the Five Dynasties (the New History of the Five Dynasties), summarizing the historical experience of the Five Dynasties, in order to play a warning role. Ouyang Xiu's calligraphy is also world-famous, and his calligraphy is deeply influenced by Yan Zhenqing. Zhu Yue said, "Ouyang Gong works for others, and if he is a layman, he will be strong."
3. In agronomy, Ouyang Xiu visited all over the world, made a detailed investigation and summary of the cultivation history, planting techniques, varieties, flowering period and flower viewing customs of Luoyang Peony, and wrote a book called Luoyang Peony, including Inflorescence and Explanation of Flower Customs. This book lists 24 kinds of peony, which is the first peony monograph with important academic value in history.
4. In terms of genealogy, Ouyang Xiu initiated the folk genealogy and wrote the Preface to Ouyang Xiu's Genealogy, which explained in detail the migration map of Ouyang Xiu's ancestors, that is, the thread from Dayu to Yue royal family, and also described the process of Ouyang Xiu's migration to the south of the Yangtze River again after the Eight Kings Rebellion, as well as the national development in various parts of the south.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Ouyang Xiu