The Compilation of Selected Poems of the Late Tongcheng School and the Construction of the View on Tang poetry:A Case Study s Selected Poems of Eighteen Poets by Zeng GuoFan
Selected Poems of Eighteen Poets compiled by Zeng Guofan,a representative of the late Tongcheng School,is an important manifestation of his poetic thought and aesthetic standards.This book attaches great importance to the relationship between poetry and rhyme,and at the same time,it is featured by discussing poetry with literature and interpreting poetry with history.From the perspective of the aesthetic tendency of Selected Poems of Eighteen Poets and the purpose of its compilation,Zeng Guofan inherited from Tongcheng scholars the poetical ideas of"the integrated principle of poetry and essays"and"explanation of poetry with Qi".He highly esteemed the poetic styles of"following the rule of essays"by Du Fu and Han Yu.The poems selected often exhibit the aesthetic characteristic of"exuberant Qi and wonderful expression,and these features also reflect Zeng Guofan's inheritance and development of Yao Nai's and Fang Dongshu's views on Tang poetry.
Tongcheng SchoolZeng GuofanPoetry TheoryView on Tang Poetry