Xiao Tong, Prince of Liang Zhaoming, compiled Selected Works, and selected 19 ancient poems to be included in the book. Later generations followed the title of Nineteen Ancient Poems and became the proper names of these nineteen poems. The original poem has no title. Later generations used the title method commonly used in the Book of Songs to distinguish artificially, aiming at the first sentence of each article.
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This 19 poem was written by literati at the end of the Han Dynasty, expressing the feelings of parting and hatred, the ruthlessness of time and the hardships of life, the unrestrained and sad indulgence of eating, drinking and having fun in time, and the depressed and sad mood, which truly reflects the mentality of literati living in a dark and turbulent society.
These lyric poems are simple and vivid in language, depicting scenes and feelings, integrating reflection and development, concise in form and profound in feelings, marking the maturity of the five-character poem style, representing the highest achievement in the creation of five-character poems at the end of Han Dynasty, and profoundly affecting the development of Chinese poetry art.
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