As a latecomer, did Li Bai's romantic literature surpass his predecessor Qu Yuan?

When did Li Bai surpass Qu Yuan? Since ancient times, literature has never been the first, and martial arts has never been the second. In literature, it is hard to say who is the best. In different ways, everyone has his own outstanding talent, so it is really difficult to answer when Li Bai surpassed Qu Yuan. As the two figures at the peak of romantic poetry, it is difficult to compare them. However, in some aspects, such as the expression of romantic poems by Li Bai and Qu Yuan, they can actually be compared.

Qu Yuan was a great poet in the Warring States Period. At that time, the social environment he faced was much more cruel than that of Li Bai, but Li Bai was a great poet in the Tang Dynasty. Why did he have the theory of Tang poetry and Song poetry, and why did poetry develop greatly? These are all related to the social environment of the Tang Dynasty. It can be said that life was really good and the weather was good.

Therefore, in many poems, Qu Yuan's romantic expression is not straightforward and vivid compared with Li Bai's, and at the same time, he puts some of his own mentality in the text. As for Li Bai, his poems are really beautiful and vivid, and many of them can be said to be immersive.

Under the pure romantic feelings, it can be said that Li Bai surpassed Qu Yuan, but it does not mean that Li Bai can surpass Qu Yuan as a whole, because both have advantages, and such advantages are difficult to compare.

Many times, Qu Yuan's poems feel more like Bai Juyi's. If we put aside pure romanticism, the relationship between the two is even greater. Bai Juyi's poems are also full of his own feelings, both realistic and critical, and Bai Juyi's allegory of life is more direct in expression.

Finally, Li Bai and Qu Yuan are great poets, and many of their classic poems will remain in people's hearts. In fact, there is no need to compare them deliberately, because they are all the best.