The Course Of The Reception Of Han Yu's Poetry In North Song Dynasty And The Elucidation Of Its Poetic Significance

It is proved by history that each era should always possess a theoretical height which surpasses the passed eras. By using new theory ,viewpoints and methods to study old problems, it can often update the train of thought to research and gain fresh understanding and conclusion. So far as the research of Han Yu's poetry is concerned, taking western modern theory of interpretation and aesthetics of reception as the main theoretical reference and meaningwhile using the traditional method of arranging scholarly work can probably explore a new field to present research of Han Yu's poetry. It certainly can also gain new understanding and annotation to Han Yu's poetry itself, which is superior to those of predecessors.The present paper mainly makes an illumination of trends and period to the course of reception to Han Yu's poetry in North Song Dynasty, and attempts to uplift it to the height of the theory of poetic study so as to illuminate the deep relationship between Han Yu's poetry and poetry's general tendency in North Song Dynasty. Seen from the history of reception to Han Yu's poetry in North Song Dynasty is a relatively independent historical stage, and a historical stage of its own unique system. The innovatory movement of the poetry in North Song Dynasty, the Confucian tend of restoring ancient way, the rising of trend of rationalistic philosophy and the intense political sensitive attitude of the whole Song Dynasty literature jointly became the juncture and motivation of the history of reception of Han Yu's poetry in Song Dynasty.In the early years of North Song, Han Yu's poetry is unknown to the public, its receptible state is nearly empty. The prosperity of the movement of restoring ancient way and the innovatory movement of poetry in North Song reverse the lonely situation of the reception of Han Yu's poetry. As the first reader of Han Yu's poetry ,the reception and praise of Ou Yangxiu, the leader in the literary world, started the first step of the construction of the poetry inSong Dynasty. With the development of the innovatory movement of the poetry, Han Yu's poetry were paid more and more attention to .Its status arised and it became very much popular. It was a key to the poetry in Song Dynasty that Wang Anshi took Du Fu instead of Han Yu in Ou Yangxiu's poetic view. Following reception of Han Yu's poetry entered a stage which tended to be rational and stable. The outstanding persons in the poetry of Song Dynasty, such as Su Shi, Huang Tingjian are closely linked with the poetry of Han Yu's poetry. The change of time constantly promotes the history of reception of Han Yu's poetry to the more profound, wide and mature circumstance.Surveying the course of the reception of Han Yu's poetry in North Song Dynasty, "essay-oriented poetry" is closely linked central clue in arts of the literary gaints of the poems of Han Yu and of Song Dynasty. As a great principle of innovation hi poetry, "essay-oriented poetry" advocated by Han Yu striked heartfelt responsive chord, which include that of Ou, Wang, Su, Huang etc. Their writing practice made the connotation, value and its significance in the history of literature been explored, highlighted and established. At the same time, poetry finally brought to success the historic breakthrough of the transformation from Tang Dynasty to Song Dynasty.Putting the history of reception of Han Yu's poetry in North Song into the great Song-oriented culture background to research, it can be found that the formation of the whole characteristic style and features of poetry in Song Dynasty and the prevailing custom and practice of learning from Han Yu are inherently connected to each other. The poetry of Han Yu have great influence on the formation and highlighting of the characteristic of poetry in Song Dynasty. While the development of the poetry in Song Dynasty have delicate counteraction to the penetrating promotion of the reception of Han Yu's poetry. In brief, there is a mutually helpful and profound relation between Han Yu's poetry and the general tendency of...