Research on the Marriage of Tang Dynasty Poets

Author: Wang Huibin
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Features: "Studies on the Marital Life of Tang Dynasty Poets" Main Content: Marriage poetry is a unique landscape in Tang poetry. According to incomplete statistics, the "Complete Collection of Tang Poems" records approximately 2,000 marriage poems. This number is not only nearly 100 times that of similar works before the Tang Dynasty but also accounts for about two-thirds of the total number of love poems in Tang poetry. This is a data worth attention. Its existence fully reflects the high awakening of Tang poets' awareness of love, and at the same time, it serves as historical evidence of the transformation from the traditional "poetry expresses thoughts" to "poetry expresses emotions." Moreover, some famous poets who supported the grand Tang poetry tradition, such as Li Bai, Du Fu, and Bai Juyi, were all involved in the creation of such poetry, making the already vibrant Tang poetry garden even more colorful and magnificent. This paper specially observes and discusses this Tang poetry phenomenon that has rarely been paid attention to.