Nineteen Ancient Poems represents the highest achievement of five-character poems in Han Dynasty.
Nineteen Ancient Poems is a general term for nineteen poems created by literati in Han Dynasty and selected by Xiao Tong in Southern Dynasties and incorporated into Selected Works. Traditionally, the first sentence is the title of these 19 poems, which are: Farewell, Green River Grass, Green Lingbai, Today's Good Banquet, Tall Building in Northwest China, Picking Hibiscus on the River, and Bright Moon.
It is a remarkable symbol of the humanization of Yuefu ancient poetry, which profoundly reproduces the disillusionment and depravity pursued by scholars during the great social transformation period at the end of Han Dynasty, the awakening and pain of the soul, and expresses several basic and common feelings and thoughts in life. The language of the whole poem is simple and natural, the description is vivid and true, and it has a natural artistic style, which is called the crown of five words by Liu Xie.
Appreciation of Nineteen Ancient Poems
This 19 poem is basically the words of a wandering woman. Specifically, the parting between husband and wife and friends, the hesitation and frustration of scholars and the impermanence of life are the basic emotional contents of Nineteen Ancient Poems, and some works show the idea of pursuing wealth and enjoying life in time. The language is simple and natural, but it is extremely refined and accurate. Don't make up difficult words, don't use obscure words, but tell the truth and truth in the clearest and simplest language.
In a word, Nineteen Ancient Poems expresses the most basic and universal feelings and thoughts in life, which is a common feeling of people. Therefore, these poems can permanently impress people and are always new. It is of great significance to express the social situation, spiritual life and personality temperament of scholars in an artistic way and to see through one aspect of social life in the late Han Dynasty.