Politics and Literature of the Mid-Tang Dynasty (with the Yongzhen Reform as the Research Center)

Author: Hu Kexian
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Publish Date: 2000-10-01
Features: This book is the author's doctoral dissertation, which comprehensively studies the Yongzhen Reform and the literature of the late middle Tang period from the perspectives of literature, history, and politics. It presents several original insights in the following aspects:
1. It proposes the relationship between the Yongzhen Reform and the southeastern literary group, pointing out that during this period, southeastern scholars of humble origin rose to prominence in politics and consequently made significant innovations in literature.
2. It identifies the Yuanhe period as another peak in the development of poetry following the Kaiyuan (the Golden Age of the Kaiyuan era), and this is closely linked to the intrinsic connection with the Yongzhen Reform.
3. It highlights how Liu Zongyuan, Liu Yuxi, and others were exiled to the south due to the failure of the Yongzhen Reform, expanding the geographical scope of Tang literature and promoting the integration of northern and southern cultures.
4. The concept of the Yuanhe style has been interpreted differently in the past. This book provides a reasonable interpretation based on representative materials, aligning more closely with the actual creative practices of the time.
The book mainly introduces topics such as the southeastern literary group's participation in politics and the theory of the Yongzhen Reform as its core, covering the Yongzhen Reform to the Ganlu Incident, the Yongzhen Reform and the Yuanhe New Development, and a comprehensive study of historical events related to the Yongzhen Reform.