Nineteen Ancient Poems is an important chapter in the history of China ancient literature, and its background is closely related to the social, political and cultural environment in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. During this period, social unrest, political chaos and people's lives were difficult, and scholars generally sought to transcend reality and seek spiritual sustenance. This social background provided the soil for the emergence of Nineteen Ancient Poems.
First of all, social unrest is the direct cause of Nineteen Ancient Poems. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, political corruption, frequent wars, poor people and social unrest. This social environment makes scholars generally feel helpless and confused. They are eager to seek spiritual sustenance and express their inner feelings and thoughts. Therefore, most of the poems in Nineteen Ancient Poems mainly express feelings and thoughts, reflecting the social reality and the aspirations of literati at that time.
Secondly, political chaos is the historical background of Nineteen Ancient Poems. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, political corruption was serious, with powerful ministers in power and consorts in power, which led to political chaos. This historical background makes scholars generally feel disappointed and helpless, and they are eager to express their dissatisfaction and criticism of politics through poetry. Therefore, most of the poems in Nineteen Ancient Poems mainly criticize reality and express emotions, reflecting the political situation and the thoughts of literati at that time.
The cultural background of Nineteen Ancient Poems is the literati's universal pursuit of transcending reality.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, scholars generally sought to transcend reality and seek spiritual sustenance. This cultural background makes scholars pay more attention to their inner feelings and thinking, and pay more attention to the artistic value and aesthetic value of poetry. Therefore, most of the poems in Nineteen Ancient Poems mainly express feelings and thoughts, reflecting the cultural situation of the society at that time and the pursuit of literati.
In a word, Nineteen Ancient Poems was produced in the social, political and cultural background of the late Eastern Han Dynasty. It reflected the social reality and the aspirations of the literati at that time, and expressed their dissatisfaction and criticism of reality, as well as their pursuit and desire to transcend reality. These poems not only have artistic and aesthetic value, but also are important chapters in the history of China ancient literature.