On the Influence of Plague on Jian'an Literature in the Late Han Dynasty
The plague at the end of the Han Dynasty not only had a huge impact on politics and economics,but also had a profound effect on Jian'an literature.The plague at the end of the Han Dynasty caused a sharp decline in population and economy,which directly affected the re-sources for war,the victory and defeat of war,and therefore indirectly affected the formation of political patterns.The plague at the end of the Han Dynasty caused the death of a large number of literati,which strengthened the consciousness of life and influenced the writing of literary themes,thus refreshing the literary ecology of the Jian'an Period.The strengthening of the consciousness of life,the generation of contempt for life,and the flourishing of the theme of death caused by the plague at the end of the Han Dynasty further influenced the formation of the bleak style of Jian'an literature.The plague at the end of the Han Dynasty strengthened the consciousness of life,created the contempt for life,and fur-ther affected the formation of the bleak style of Jian'an literature.
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