Study On Chen Yuan’s Poetry And Thought

Chen Yuan lived in the turning between South and the North Song Dynasty,which was roughlybetween the Huizong period and Gaozong period.During this period our country had more fuequent warsand more complex political struggle.The poor cultural undertakings grew in the rioubled times.At this timebetween the people of the Song and the people of the Jin there were more wars but less peace;insider thegovernment of Song Dynasty there were different ideas about wars and peace;insider the gobernment ofSong Dynasty there were no ceasing struggles in the different parties;with the South Song coming, thethought of the writers reflected on literary creation is very apparent.This time was a special period.Afterall,this time was the most unique boundary.Before this period,the Song Dynasty was powerful.Afrer thisperiod,the Song Dynasty began to decline.The art creation comes from reality.Chen Yuan’s creation was no exception.Because of living in thisperiod,Chen Yuan had impact of this period in his studying,creating,working in government and havingfriends.Chen Yuan’s works had color of this period.According to the ideological content of his prose,his poetries could be subdivided into fourcategories.First,he created the philosophy poetries understanding the life. Through to the instructions andsummary of scenery or daily affair expounded profound philosophy.Second, poetries of keepingcompany.These poetries shows his rich experience of life,and at the same time,they reflected his level ofpoetries writing.Third, poetries for discussing.Give people the enlightenment of the theory,as well as makepeople tasted the sweetness of art.Fourth,the poetries of imperial examinations. Imperial examinations isan important part of the scholar’s life in Song Dynasty.From these poetries,we can explore the mentalityand life details of scholars at that time.Styles of Chen Yuan’s poetries can performance for three aspects.First,narural andmeaningful;Second,generosity and full power;Third, indifferent to fame or gain.These styles meet hisliterary thought.Chen Yuan’s poetries as the tepresentative work of Neo-confucianism poet at that time,theirvalue and position should not be neglected.So,they have the extraordinary significance for the research ofChen Yuan’s works. Chen Yuan’s name in neo-confucianism was greater than the influence in the literature,especially inChen Family of Fujian area.In literature,his poetries were often praised by the literaties.From some noteson poets and poetry,we can realize the influence of Chen Yuan’s literary creation.