Research on the Tang Dynasty Vernacular Poetry School (Series of Folk Culture Studies)

Author: Xiang Chu et al.
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: In the Tang Dynasty poetic scene, there existed a vernacular poetry school that mainstream poetry. This school had its own origins and process of formation and development, shared a common artistic and ideological tradition, and boasted a large number of poets represented by Wang Fanzhi and Han Shan. The artistic style of the Tang Dynasty vernacular poetry school differed from that of literati poetry, enriching China's poetic treasury and directly providing nourishment for the new and evolving Song Dynasty poetry, which in turn gave rise to characteristics such as the of Song poetry. The book introduces the origins and development process of the school, as well as its shared artistic and ideological traditions, and the numerous poets represented by Wang Fanzhi and Han Shan. In terms of content, after Huineng founded the Southern School of Chan Buddhism, Chan Buddhist poems and quatrains written in vernacular language became the mainstream of the vernacular poetry school; in terms of ideology, the Tang Dynasty vernacular poetry school was essentially a Buddhist poetry school, and its profound connection with Buddhism formed the basic characteristics of the school. The vernacular poetry school and literati poetry competed with each other, collectively depicting the grand and magnificent panorama of Tang Dynasty poetry.