The Change of"Yuan"in Su Shi's Poems:Taking"Wutai Poetry Case"as the Turning Point
It is a self-evident fact that most of Su Shi's poems contain resentment and satire.As a Confucian-based politician,Su Shi always had a strong sense of distress,aspiring to be loyal to the nation,the monarch,and the people.He was also good at criticizing the current problems and satirizing them with poems.However,the heavy blow of"Wu Tai's poetry case"made his mood change suddenly,from once being fearless to trying for self-preservation.Subsequently,the"Yuan"of his poems had undergone complex changes.The harsh environment caused by the political storm made him reconstruct the basis and possibility of"Yuan"through changing the focus of attention and mitigating degree;When he was demoted and devoted himself to studying the classics,he had more mature ideological foundation to understand the nature of"Yuan"and to find a new way to release"Yuan".Under the combined influence of two changes,the emotional connotation of"Yuan"was more and more rich,and the artistic method of expressing"Yuan"was also from"Bi"to"Xing"in his poems.Because of these three closely linked ways of change,the"Yuan"in Su Shi's poems shows a unique style that is full of era and dynamic characteristic.