Study Of Ode For Examination In The Mid-Tang Dynasty

Testing Fu system of Imperial Examination started in the Tang Dynasty. It found its way difficult to establish in the early flourishing Tang Dynasty, and later gradually grew mature in the mid-Tang with the position of testing Fu promoted in the Imperial Examination, however when it come to late Tang Dynasty, it showed the tendency that was back to the early flourishing Tang Dynasty's characteristics. There were three reasons why the testing Fu was gotten much attention in the Tang Dynasty: First is the stylistic characteristics of testing Fu, since Han Dynasty, Fu style literature had inextricable links with selection of talent person,while the norms and characteristics which is in Rhymed Fu's form and content is suitable for Imperial Examination; second is the concept of literature in the Tang Dynasty, which was impacted by traditional literature in former Dynasty, in particular, advocating diction, and most official documents were written in parallel prose style, so when they selected talent people they pay much attention to testing Fu ; The third is the requirements of social change, the new social forces got the power from talent selection to restrain the old aristocracy and consolidate their own class benefit, which established the basic idea that is "emphasis on word Fu not on Jing study, appreciate talent not etiquette". All this can summarize that testing Fu in mid-Tang Dynasty representatives the typical form in the Tang Dynasty. The proposition of Imperial Examination in Tang Dynasty is to write an Fu, which must not only comply with the requirement of parallel rhapsody to have antithesis rhythm, but also limit the last rhyme word to express the conception requirement. Testing Fu in Song Dynasty followed the institution of Tang Dynasty. Later, they are all known the Fu which restrict the conception and last rhyme word of the proposition as "Rhymed Fu", The "rhyme" of rhymed Fu in the Imperial Examination has to be comprehended from two points as"rhyme"and"pattern". To"rhyme", rhymed Fu's essential characteristic is the limitation of rhyme, the author must first be compartmentalizes according to rhyme, do not out rhyme, do not lost rhyme; while it actually pay much attention to the intrinsic characteristics of the internal rhythm of the flow. Sound and rhyme distributed regularly and flowed naturally in the structure of the Rhymed Fu,coupled with structural layout which is rigorous, and trim parallel, especially the both line-jumping parallel that makes the sentences smartly, and makes one Phymed Fu vivid in Rhyme. As for the"pattern", it follows the standard rules in proposition, topic rhetoric, selection from literary quotation to object and images ideologiazation which makes the Rhymed Fu canonical. Compared to other article styles, besides the limitation of rhyme and antithetical style, Rhymed Fu shows a characteristic in the following four aspects: First is exact parallel on sentences (including both line-jumping and single-line parallel); second is exactitude on structure, and attaches importance to the topic revealing, unforce continuity or change, and topic re-mention; the third is literary quotation which is important in language; the fourth is that it focus on selection of imagery content and articles ideologization on semanteme. The testing Fu in the mid-Tang Dynasty can be divided into two categories, one like Li Cheng and Wang Qi'style authentic "fresh and elegant", another like Bai Ju-yi, like "supereminence" non-authentic persons. By analyzing and comparing the characteristics of the above two Li Cheng "Ri Wu Se Fu"(《日五色赋》) and Bai Ju-yi "Xing Xi Xiang Jin Yuan Fu"(《性习相近远赋》). The testing Fu system in mid-Tang Dynasty have some influence on socio-political field,Fu style literature and poetics.Testing Fu system is a reflection of the concept of"only moral good talent can get a appointment", it is also the rise of the Tang Dynasty emerging class of political weapons; testing Fu system played a catalytic role for thriving Fu style literature and developing the poetics. The literature style of Imperial Examination has its own unique contribution, while the view that believes the Imperial Examination do not accelerate the development of literature is biased.