Sanqu is one of the ancient literary genres in China. It flourished in the Yuan Dynasty and was contemporary with Tang poetry and Song poetry. Also known as "Yuefu" or "Modern Yuefu".
From the vulgarization of Song Ci, he composed music with the popular music tunes in the north at that time. It is a kind of China music literature that originated from the folk new voice, and it was a new style poem that appealed to both refined and popular tastes at that time. There are two basic forms: small orders and sets.
Later, with the normalization of Sanqu and the decrease of population, it lost the fresh blood of street culture with distinctive personality, became almost the same as Song Ci, and then declined, failing to prosper and continue like Tang Poetry and Song Ci.
Extended data
The ideological content of Sanqu in Yuan Dynasty can be roughly divided into the following aspects:
1, which reflects the dark reality of the society in the Yuan Dynasty, places sympathy on people's sufferings.
For example, Zhang's "Tongguan Nostalgia" and "Absurdity" both reflect the reality that the traitors are in power and the people are in poverty from different angles.
In particular, The Return of the High-impedance of Sui Dynasty directly impacted the "supreme" monarch thought. Liu Shizhong's Gao Jian Si is a preface and postscript, which further exposes the corruption of the political and economic system in Yuan Dynasty.
2, lamenting the sinister world, eager to get rid of real life and retire to the countryside.
There are a large number of such works, which reflect the life experience and general negative feelings of scholars in Yuan Dynasty. However, there are also some works that express their anger at the sinister world, such as Ma Zhiyuan's Qiu Si Suite.
3. Sing about love and describe in my heart forever.
This kind of Sanqu is no less than reclusive works in number. They are generally rich in imagination, straightforward in language and realistic in artistic conception, and are obviously influenced by folk songs.
4. write about the scenery.
This is another important theme in Yuan Sanqu, with diverse styles and gorgeous colors. When describing the beautiful scenery of mountains and rivers, many works show the unique artistic conception of Song Dynasty with generous and magnificent descriptions. However, compared with traditional poetry and contemporary zaju, the theme of Yuan Sanqu is relatively narrow, and the ideological tendency of many works is relatively negative. At the same time, there are also some low-style games and entertainment works.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Tianjingsha Qiu Si
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