Xie Qiao's Poetry Theory

Author: Wei Gengyuan
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: In literary history, there are often figures who possess dual value, both in the literary significance of their own texts and in the significance of literary development. During the transition from classical Chinese poetry to regulated verse, the representative poet with a pivotal role should be Xie Tiao of the Qi and Liang dynasties. Moreover, for the influence on Tang and Song poetry, apart from Tao Yuanming, few Six Dynasties masters had the same extensive and enduring penetration as he. Regardless of the Qi, Liang, Chen, and Sui dynasties, Tang poets such as Zhang Ziyang, Wang Wei, Li Bai, Wang Changling, Chu Guangxi, Cen Shen, the Great Lidian poets, Bai Juyi, Liu Yuxi, Lu Guiqong, Li Shangyin, and Du Mu were all profoundly influenced by him., Xie Tiao's enduring and sensational impact on literary history remains an intriguing mystery, a miracle. Getting closer to Xie Tiao reveals the literary historical significance of poetic form changes and traditional inheritance, as well as the value of new-style poetry, in an undeniable manner.