The Tang Dynasty was an era of poetry, and the splendid "Tang Poetry" appeared. In addition to Li Bai and Du Fu, the great poets listed by period include Wang Wei, Han Yu, Bai Juyi, Du Mu, Li Shangyin, etc. This is the reason why the book "Five Poets of the Tang Dynasty" was written. The book is divided into five units, analyzing the five poets from the perspectives of history, human nature, philosophy, poetics, aesthetics, literary history and writing. For example, in "Wang Wei's Twenty-Five Lectures", Zhang Wei focused on the historical perspective of literature and put forward the poetic propositions of "large scale" and "small scale". For example, "Han Yu's Twenty-Three Lectures" can be regarded as admiration for the miracle of life. Han Yu was a sharp, straightforward, serious, and passionate scholar. He was "a sunny boy with no sense of authority." "I didn't know how interesting and cute he was, but Su Dongpo knew a little bit about it." From "Reading the Book of Songs", "Notes on the Songs of Chu", "Tao Yuanming's Legacy", "Also Talking about Li Bai and Du Fu", "Beautiful Records", to "Five Poets of the Tang Dynasty", Zhang Wei has completed his personal system of classical poetry and opened up a new landscape for readers. Every poet in the book has been resurrected in his writing and comes alive to the readers.
Reader comments
This book is really good! Teacher Zhang Wei's analysis of the five poets of the Tang Dynasty was very thorough, which gave me a deeper understanding of their works. And his writing style is also very vivid, just like chatting with a friend, which makes people feel very friendly. I think this book is a bit like "Jiang Xun Talks about Tang Poetry", which interprets Tang poetry in an easy-to-understand way. Speaking of annoying characters, I would like to say that I don't like Wang Wei very much. Although he writes good poems, he always gives me a feeling of being aloof and unworldly. In contrast, I prefer Han Yu's frankness and sunshine. As teacher Zhang Wei said, he is a "big sunny boy with no prestige". All in all, this is a book worth reading and I recommend it to you!
This book is really good! Teacher Zhang Wei's analysis of the five poets of the Tang Dynasty was very thorough, which gave me a deeper understanding of their works. And his writing style is also very vivid, just like chatting with a friend, which makes people feel very friendly. I think this book is a bit like "Jiang Xun Talks about Tang Poetry", which interprets Tang poetry in an easy-to-understand way. Speaking of annoying characters, I would like to say that I don't like Wang Wei very much. Although he writes good poems, he always gives me a feeling of being aloof and unworldly. In contrast, I prefer Han Yu's frankness and sunshine. As teacher Zhang Wei said, he is a "big sunny boy with no prestige". All in all, this is a book worth reading and I recommend it to you!