"The Legacy of Du Du"and"The Farivous Character of Yishan":The Two Sides of Li Shangyin's Poetry Criticism in the Tongcheng School
The evaluation of Li Shangyin's poetry by the Tongcheng School had both positive and critical aspects.The poets of the Tongcheng School referred to Li Shangyin's poetry as a descendant of Du Fu's poetry for the syntax and structure of the former modeled after the latter,and the charm of the former can also be comparable to the latter.Among the various genres of Li Shangyin's poetry,Tongcheng poets highly admired his Seven Rhymes.Li Shangyin opened up another path after Du Fu and Wang Wei,blending the mas-culine beauty of Du Fu's poetry with the feminine beauty of Wang Wei's poetry,achieving an aesthetic realm of combining hardness and softness.The Tongcheng School was influenced by the"Cheng-Zhu Neo Confucianism",and their poetry and prose pursued the natural beauty of simplicity,while Li Shangyin's poetry used embellishment to depict the romance between men and women,resulting in more criticism.Only Zeng Guofan appreciated Li Shangyin's poetry for pursuing the aesthetic effect of"pleasure".Li Shangyin's poetry had much sustenance because it involved the relationship between men and women.The Tongcheng School was dissatisfied with the convoluted and secretive,rich and frivolous,and fragmented nature of his poetry.The evaluation of Li Shangyin's poetry by the Tongcheng School reflected their desire to save the drawbacks of the poetry industry at that time.
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