He was born in the Song and Yuan dynasties, is the third disciple of the theorist Zhu Xi, he combines multiple identities such as theoretician, educator, poet, etc., and is proficient in mathematics, astronomy and other knowledge, and the leaky pot cast is the prototype of the clock, which can be described as extraordinary achievement, he is the Song Dynasty literati Chen Pu. Yong epic is his best at, he will be the important tasks in history, in the form of one person and one question, up to Tang Yao Yu Shun, down to the Southern Song Dynasty many historical masters to make comments, and the poems cover their ideological connotations. Today, we will enjoy the ten epic poems of the Song Dynasty poet Chen Pu, and experience the broad culture behind the words and the poet's ideological realm.
According to records, when Chen Pu was young, he was inspired to work hard, read a lot of books, and when he grew up, he began to study Zhu Xi's theoretical thoughts. Later, he joined the Suzhou Daru Han Yifu and married his beloved daughter. Due to the Mongol invasion, Chen Pu began to live a secluded life, enjoying academic research writings and teaching. After the fall of the Song Dynasty, he regarded himself as a remnant of the Song Dynasty, and Yuan Dynasty officials repeatedly asked him to teach, but he was unswerving and did not do things for the Yuan Dynasty. Because of his persistence and fear that the Yuan Dynasty would inflict a sin on him, he lived a life of seclusion for more than ten years, and at the same time lectured in the academy, and many of his disciples came to visit him in an endless stream.
I have to admit that the academic community views Chen Pu's poetry with some coldness, but his epic poems have a certain artistic value and status. Because he was active in the transition of dynasties, his poems had a turbulent sense of the times and were deeply imprinted with theoretical thought, and his ups and downs made his poems even more charming. In terms of writing, Chen Pu advocates the rationality of poetry, opposes the romance in poetry, and emphasizes the function of poetry indoctrination, which has also become a more prominent feature of his poetry. In addition, some of Chen Pu's poems have explanations of the content of Confucian classics, and in the process of interpretation, he puts forward his own views and propositions on science, which can not only reflect the general atmosphere of the Poetry Circle of the Song Dynasty, but also have profound ideological connotations.
The Epic of Yong is the most accomplished of Chen Pu, and he can be called a grandmaster-level figure of the Epic of Yong. His epic poems are mainly based on historical figures, from the ancient period to the Song Dynasty, the historical span is extremely large, and the characters include historical figures with many identities such as emperors and generals, and the scale is grand. Because of his profound intellectual foundation, he was able to think deeply through historical figures and historical events, so his epic poems were not simply written history, but evaluated historical figures and events, and used Confucian moral standards as the basis for judgment to form a poem with unique personal characteristics.
The aria of historical figures is favored by future generations, and with the help of various historical figures under the times, it is also the pursuit of value to show what they think and express historical feelings. For the aria of the emperor, he is not limited to historical evaluation, he expounds new views through the excavation of history, the angle is clear, the viewpoint is unique, and he uses poetry to outline a new historical imperial grand plan. For the name general, Chen Pu focused on those heroes, recalled the famous military generals from different angles, explained their merits, told the root cause of their failures, and called for drawing on their excellent character and style, reminding future generations to stay away from their character, work and other defects.
Chen Pu's poems mainly praise their hermit thoughts, because such people are arrogant, morally noble, far from the world, avoid official eunuchs, and have something in common with their encounters, so he has resonance with the hermits in history, is in line with his thoughts, and is a process of in-depth exploration of the character and thoughts of such people. In short, Chen Pu's epic poems, especially writing about historical figures, can be called a generation of masters. And because of the existence of hundreds of epic poems, after reading through, it can enable future generations to understand history and learn history from different angles.
Although Chen Pu's achievements in poetry are not as good as his academic influence, his epic poems are worth savoring, not only to learn knowledge, but also to enter the spiritual world of poets. Today, we will read Chen Pu's ten epic poems together, experience the poet's historical view behind the words, deeply understand the profound truth behind his words, and believe that you will like it.