On the Hierarchical Criticism of Historical Figures in Poetry and Prose Creation and Its Multiple Meanings—Taking the Phenomenon of Sima Xiangru in the Literature of the Tang Dynasty as an Example
Sima Xiangru,a master in literature of the Han Dynasty,has a high degree of attention in the literature of the Tang Dynasty,and every litterateur of each stage of that time has talked about it.The Tang people studied him from the perspectives of landscape,regions,stories,and the people of the time,and gradually transformed Sima Xiangru's literary writing from a simple historical figure into an important carrier for the true presentation of the spiritual world and living conditions of the people of his time.The criticism of Sima Xiangru's literary creation is the result of the combined influence of Tang's comprehensive national strength,the atmosphere of the times,and literary trends.Therefore,the richness of individual life is combined with the uniqueness of the social and historical development of the Tang Dynasty,which makes Sima Xiangru present multiple meanings that are difficult to replicate in the literature of the Tang Dynasty.