The following will introduce the background, characteristics and position of these four poets in the literary history of the Han Dynasty in detail, and provide relevant extended knowledge.
I. Liu Xiang
Liu Xiang (77 BC-6 AD) was a writer and historian in the Western Han Dynasty. His poems mainly reflect his thoughts on life philosophy and social reality. His works are fresh and lively in style, concise and natural in language, characterized by describing characters and expressing inner feelings. Liu Xiang's poems played a positive role in promoting the later literary development.
Second, Sima Xiangru.
Sima Xiangru (BC 179-BC 124) was a writer and politician in the Western Han Dynasty. His poems mainly expressed personal feelings and homesickness. Sima Xiangru's poetic language is beautiful and fluent, which expresses his deep affection for his hometown and relatives, and also reflects the uncertainty of social changes and political destiny. Sima Xiangru's works have a profound influence on later poets.
Third, Yang Xiong.
Yang Xiong (53 BC-AD 18) was a writer and scholar in the Western Han Dynasty. His poetry works, with the theme of singing history and expressing emotion, have profound historical accomplishment and profound insight into human nature. Yang Xiong's poems express his praise and reflection on historical figures and times, and show the vastness of history and philosophy of life with his unique artistic techniques.
Fourth, Yang Xiu.
Yang Xiu (53 BC-AD 18) was a writer and politician in the Western Han Dynasty. His poems mainly express his thoughts on the hardships of life and social reality. Yang Xiu's poetry style is gloomy and sad, and his language is concise and powerful, which reveals the confusion and helplessness faced by individuals in feudal society. Yang Xiu's works had an important influence on later literary creation.
Expand knowledge:
1. The position of four-character poems in Han Dynasty: Four-character poems in Han Dynasty have an important position in the literary history of Han Dynasty. They laid the foundation for the development and evolution of China's ancient poetry with their unique style and ideological connotation. At the same time, their works also had a far-reaching impact on later generations of literati and poets.
2. Other important writers in the Han Dynasty: In addition to the four-character poems in the Han Dynasty, many other important writers emerged in the Han Dynasty, such as Sima Qian, Ban Gu and Zhuo Wenjun. Their works are rich and varied, involving history, biography, politics, literature and other fields, and have made important contributions to the prosperity and development of literature in the Han Dynasty.
3. The characteristics of poetry in the Han Dynasty: Poetry in the Han Dynasty has distinct characteristics of the times and nationalities. They continued the characteristics of the ancient Yuefu in the pre-Qin period in form, and paid attention to the use of rhythm and rhythm. From the perspective of subject matter, the poems of the Han Dynasty are characterized by diversity, including lyric works and historical narrative works, which enrich the connotations and forms of expression of ancient poems.