On the Concealment and Sublimation of "Rievance" in Liu Zongyuan's Emotional Writing:A Case Study of The Eight Memoirs of Yongzhou
"Grievance",a universal human emotion,is also the driving force behind a writer's creativity.In the history of Chinese literary criticism,some people have explored the relationship between this emotion and writers'creation since the pre-Qin Dynasty.In the Tang Dynasty,Liu Zongyuan further deepened the relationship by proposing the principle that the subject of creation should"moan and shout to seek knowledge in the world".At the same time,in literary creation,he put this view into practice.During the period of Liu's deportation,the"grievances"brought about by the suffering of life and the narrowness of the landscape were concentrated in his heart.Concealing and covering up this emotion through self-portrait and turning relatives with happiness,he then finally externalized his inner sadness into the contemplation of life in thesis pointing out.Liu's unique path of expression of"grievances"has produced a series of repercussions in later generations.
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