Lifestyle Like Tang Poetry: The Poetic Pursuit of the Chinese Soul's Sanctuary

Author: Ran Yunfei
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: Poetry, as a magical spiritual carrier for the Chinese people, has always been favored by the wise throughout the long and flowing history. Beyond its functions of "expressing aspirations" and "emoting feelings," it often provides us with vivid and extraordinary pictures of life and customs. The Tang Dynasty is far away from us, but it was a great dynasty, and it feels close to us again because of Tang poetry. The renowned writer Ran Yunfei uses a very brilliant and outstanding tone to ramble about culture, greatly attracting attention. Many scholars have become masterpieces themselves through their insightful comments on famous works, such as Zhang Zupu on The Gold Vase, Zhi Yanzhai on Dream of the Red Chamber, and Jin Shengtan on Water Margin. Ran Yunfei's discussion of Tang poetry belongs to this category. We need not favor the past over the present. This book will not only be collected by lovers of Tang poetry but also be embraced by literary history as a new model for studying Tang poetry throughout history.