First, the early Tang Dynasty: the preparatory stage of Tang poetry. Try to discuss the general trend of the transition from the old wind direction of Qi-Liang to the weather in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
Two important phenomena: 1. A large number of court poets inherited the beautiful atmosphere of Qi Liang. Pursuing the rhetoric and temperament of poetry eventually leads to the completion of rhythm. 2. A few outstanding people criticized the flashy style of writing since the Six Dynasties, and emphasized that poetry should suit both refined and popular tastes, which led to the change of style. The characteristics of poets in the early Tang Dynasty: inheritance and change
Second, the prosperous Tang Dynasty: the heyday and peak of Tang poetry.
Full of "patriotism and patriotic enthusiasm" is reflected in the literary world: positive and romantic poetry has become the mainstream of creation. Representative: Li Bai's rebellion against history led to the accumulation of contradictions since the Tang Dynasty and the development of poems that reflected and exposed reality. The representative figure is Du Fu. Summarizing the prosperous Tang Dynasty and opening the middle Tang Dynasty, Du Fu came into being.
Wang Wei and Meng Haoran are representatives of "the school of pastoral poetry".
Frontier Poems inherited the tradition of Han Yuefu, with Gao Shi and Cen Can as the representatives.
Third, the middle Tang Dynasty: the period of re-prosperity.
The Dali period is a low period, but it is also an inheritance of the poems of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, which mostly follows its style of writing. Ten talented people in Dali;
Landscape pastoral poems: Liu Changqing and Wei: frontier poems: Liu Yuxi and Li Yi;
Exotic poets: representing Han Yu and Meng Jiao, also known as "Han Meng Poetry School", Meng Jiao's original style is Gu Zhuo's thin and hard language; "Landscape Poets": Liu Zongyuan and Liu Yuxi. Liu Yuxi's poetic style: "steady and practical, natural in style and accurate in rhythm"; Ancient prose movement: leaders: Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan. It is a literary innovation movement under the banner of retro, focusing on style reform, including style and literary language reform.
Features: 1. The ancient prose movement is closely combined with Confucian retro, which is of political innovation significance; 2. Style reform is closely combined with progressive literary view.
Fourth, the late Tang Dynasty: the sunset period. Feelings and emotions are very strong.
Du Mu and Li Shangyin are representative writers in the late Tang Dynasty. Some think hard and pursue "freshness and eccentricity", representing Jia Dao and Yao He; Some focus on gorgeousness and write about the feelings of prostitutes in boudoir, such as Wen and Han Wo; Some poems are weak, such as Situ Kong and Lu Guimeng. Some satirize current events and express alienation, such as Pi Rixiu and Luo Yin.