Commentary On The Evolution Of Zeng Gong's Poetic Style

When we review more than four hundreds and fifty pieces of Zeng Gong's poems in Works of Zeng Gong and All Poems of Song, we will find they are handsome and reveal the spirit of Zeng Gong. The autior discusses the poetic periods and the poetic style's evolution of Zeng Gong on the basis of the study of the text and the investigation of macroscopic theory in this thesis, 'lie thesis consists of three parts. Part one analyses the characteristic of the former poetic style and the foundation's cause. The former poetic style of Zeng Gong that consists of potential worried and indignant spirit is dignified, simple and unsophisticated. The trend of the times, Zeng Gong's poetic thought and transmission from master to disciple and type of writing all affect this style. The author will make a thorough study the content, feelings, the artistic manifestation. Part two analyses the characteristic of the latter poetic style and the cause of evolution. The latter poetic style that is nore inherent is pure and deep, graceful and restrained with the change of the poet's life conditions, aesthetic taste and literary trend of thought. The author will lead into the concept of "clear" in classic Chinese Poetry and analyses the characteristic of this style, which includes three sections: the feelings, the mood of a literary work and the special expression of this style. Part three analyses gradual change from the former poetic style to the latter poetic style. This part that includes two sections is on the basis of the text and the connotation of "clear" in classic Chinese poetry. The first, the former poetic style contains the seeds of the latter poetic style. The second, Zeng Gong formed the new style by a turning point of continual studying regulated verse. Zeng Gong's creative way of the gradual change is close to Wang Anshi's. The fame of Zeng Gong's poem is hidden by the fame of his prose. Zeng Gong's poems have embodied his own style and features during the gradual change. Zeng Gong makes a stormy sea stormier to Song accent's starting which Ou Yangxiu, Mei Yaocr en, Su Shunqin and so on devote themselves to.