On The Thought Of Li Deyu's Political Treatises

Li Deyu is a famous politician, litterateur and ideologist in the middle and late Tang Dynasty. Since Li Deyu is a commissary of the conflict between the two political parties of NIU and LI,The political activities he took part in are mainly focused on, and few people are concerned about his literary creation. So based on the previous studies and Li Deyu's experience and literary thought, this thesis will research into and analyze the thought of Li Deyu's political treatises comprehensively and systematicallyInvolving many aspects such as,politics,economy, military affairs and diplomacy and so on, Deyu's political treatises are rich in content and profound messages.So this thesis will put an emphasis on four parts,namely, his life,literary thought, the content of his political treatise and their influence.The first chapter will define his political treatise briefly and introduce his life as well as his main thought.The second chapter will analyze his literary thought, focusing on the style consciousness and the aesthetic of literary creation.The third chapter will analyze in detail the thoughts in Li Deyu's political treatises,namely the thought of Confucianism that people are the roots and a policy of mollification should be adopted, the religious thought of the compatibility and balance of Buddhism and Daoism,the military thought of resisting foreign aggression and keeping Internal stability by subjecting dependencies and crushing revolts and the thought of using eclectic talents.The forth chapter will evaluate the position and influence of Li Deyu's political treatises in the history of Chinese literature.