On the Influence of the Situation of the Scholars on Early Han Literature
The early Han primary election system was not yet well-established,and both the imperial court and the clan states held personnel authority at the same time,and leading to the movement of talents towards the central government and the fiefdoms of the princes.Environmental differences affect the mentality of scholars,resulting in obvious differences in material selection tendencies and stylistic preferences in the process of literary creation.The"im-perial court officials"represented by Jia Yi and Wei Meng paid close atten-tion to current affairs and wrote a large number of poems and literary mas-terpieces reflecting social and people's livelihood issues;"The guests of the do-main",represented by Mei Cheng and Zou Yang,pandered to the hosts,made many allegorical texts and famous texts that praised the saint of the king or the facsimile.
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