Poetry Scenery

Author: Li Yuanluo
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: This book is part of the series on historical and cultural prose. It takes numerous poems as a starting point and uses poetic language to comment on the origins, historical stories, and historical critiques of the authors and the protagonists of the poems, presenting a magnificent cultural panorama of poetry. A person, even if wealthy enough to rival a king, but if ignorant of Tang and Song poetry, is truly poor in spirit with no room to stand. A person, even if successful in their career, but if treats Tang and Song poetry as strangers, their high-ranking status and noble titles hold a different kind of value. The common people, especially the younger generation, if they are overly enthusiastic about chasing stars, obsessed with money, and talk endlessly about fast culture and bubble literature, yet lack love and respect for the true elite culture of the nation—Tang and Song poetry—then it is truly a pity and a tragedy. Su Dongpo said, "A person with knowledge in poetry and books naturally exudes elegance." In today's increasingly commercialized and secularized society, what can elevate your temperament and make your demeanor outstanding more than reading beneficial poetry and books, especially the supreme treasures among them—Tang and Song poetry?