Seven sons of Jian 'an are the collective names of seven writers in the Jian 'an period of Han Dynasty (196-220).
The name of "seven sons" began in Cao Pi's Essays on Canon: "Today's literati include Kong Rong as a land, Guangling Chen Lin, Xu, Beihai, Yang Yingde as a Runanlian, Dongping Liu and so on. Seven sons read nothing and talk nothing. They are proud of their salt. "
Except Kong Rong and Cao Cao, the other six schools in No.7 Middle School had different experiences, but they all suffered from the rebellion at the end of Han Dynasty. Later, they defected to Cao Cao, their status changed, and they gained a stable and prosperous life.
They regard Cao Cao as their confidant and want to rely on him to do something. Therefore, their poems have many similarities with Cao Zhi's father and son. Because Jian 'an Qizi lived in Ye (now west of Linzhang County, Hebei Province), it was also called Ye Qizi.
They all contributed to the development of poetry, prose and prose. The seven sons of Jian 'an and the three sons of Cao are usually regarded as the representatives of literary achievements in the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period.
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First, the creative style.
Qizi occupies a very important position in the history of China literature. Together with the "Three Caos", they constitute the main force of Jian 'an writers. They all contributed to the development of poetry, prose and prose.
Qizi's creation has its own personality and unique style. Kong Rong is good at writing articles, and his works are exquisite. RoyceWong's poems, poems and essays are very good and lyrical.
Serina Liu is good at poetry, and his works are gorgeous and desolate. Chen Lin and Ruan, who were good at chapters and sentences, also made some achievements in their poetry creation at that time.
The difference in style is that Chen Lin is more vigorous and powerful, and Ruan is more natural and open-minded. Xu Gan's poems and songs are very capable, with delicate writing and soothing body. Angelababy can also write poems and songs, and his works are harmonious. There are also similarities in the creative styles of "seven sons", which is the era style of Jian 'an literature.
Second, historical evaluation.
The life of "seven sons" can basically be divided into two periods. At the beginning of the great social war at the end of Han Dynasty, although their social status and life experiences were different, they could not get rid of the predicament.
In the later period, they were all subordinate to Cao Cao, Kong Rong was a junior official, RoyceWong was such a senior official, and the rest were close ministers of Cao Shi and his son. But Kong Rong later clashed with Cao Cao and was killed.
Because the seven people joined Cao Cao at different times, there was no unified boundary between their early and late periods. In the first year of Jian 'an in Kong Rong (196), Xu Gan and Ruan were in Jian 'an, Chen Lin was in Jian 'an for five years, in Jian 'an for thirteen years, and Serina Liu was in Jian 'an for thirteen years.