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Originally established in the Qin Dynasty, it was an institution under the jurisdiction of Shaofu at that time. It was formally established in the period of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, and its duty was to collect folk songs or poems of literati for music, so as to prepare for the performance of the imperial court during sacrifices or banquets.
Content introduction
Yuefu poems in the Han Dynasty are all based on this theme and have strong pertinence. It is the specific events in daily life that inspire the enthusiasm and inspiration of Yuefu poets. Yuefu poems also show sensitive issues that people are generally concerned about, telling the bitterness and joy, love and hate, and attitudes towards life and death of that era.
The authors of Yuefu poems in the two Han dynasties came from different classes, and the poet's brushwork penetrated into all levels of social life. Therefore, the disparity between the rich and the poor and the inequality between the sufferings and joys of social members are fully reflected in the poems.
Artistic feature
The biggest and most basic artistic feature of Han Yuefu is narrative. This feature is determined by the content of "karma". Although we can already see some works with narrative elements in the Book of Songs, such as Meng and Meng.
But it is still expressed through the protagonist's talk, and it is still in the form of lyricism, lacking complete characters and plots, and lacking a centralized description of a central event. However, in the folk songs of Han Yuefu, there are works whose stories are told by a third party, and there are characters with certain characters and complete plots, such as Sang Shang and Walking East, especially Peacock Flying Southeast, which we will describe in the next section.
The story and drama of poetry are greatly enhanced than the works in The Book of Songs. Therefore, in the history of China literature, the folk songs of Han Yuefu marked a new and more mature stage of narrative poetry development.
The influence of the work
Yuefu folk songs in Han Dynasty had a far-reaching influence on the healthy development of later poetry. This influence, of course, is first manifested in the inheritance of the realistic tradition, which is based on sadness and joy and is caused by events.
It is under the nourishment of folk songs in Han Yuefu that the creation of poets facing life in Han Dynasty gradually became active, from initial simulation to innovation, which laid the foundation for the prosperity of Jian 'an poetry circles. Jian 'an Wei-Jin demeanor was a banner of Chen Ziang's poetry innovation movement in the early Tang Dynasty.