| Frontier fortress poem has its own history and cultural environment. It originates from5000years ago and has a long history in China. The cultural environment is natural geographical environment that generations of the Chinese to survive and multiply over a long period of time and Human Social Environment that comes from it. Although Frontier fortress poem presented a splendid sight and reached its peak in Tang Dynasty, it doesn’t come into being without foundation. It accumulates profound cultural background and long history. It can trace back to Tang Dynasty and goes though the Six Dynasties named Han, Wei, Qin until Xia, Shang, Zhou. The Chinese nation not only went though flat road but also pass the difficult barriers. During the long-term struggle of the human society and the natural environment, political and military struggles that between nations has a deep influence on the formation and development of Frontier concept. It also makes the creation and development of frontier fortress poem root in profound cultural basis.This essay begins the overview and development of frontier fortress poem. The first part begins with the original songs,"The Book of Poetry""Chu Ci" and other literature that was included or quoted in the Pre-Qin Dynasty frontier and then extended to Yuefu Poems and Folk Songs of the Northern Dynasties in the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Six Dynasties. At last it leads to the background of Cen Shen and Gao Shi--the Tang dynasty. The essay discusses the development of its infancy to the molding of the Frontier Fortress Poets in the pre-Qin Dynasties. It also involves its ideological content and artistic characteristics, which have a great influence on later generations.Poetry, frontier fortress as the theme in Tang Dynasty is very popular. It reaches its peak the flourishing period of the Tang Dynasty. The Frontier fortress poem,as the main content, that reflected the frontier army life and frontier fortress scenery will be passed generations by generations because of its strong patriotic passion and unique artistic image immortal. Gao Shi and Cen Shen are outstanding representatives of the Tang Frontier fortress poetry. The second part of this essay firstly discusses the content and definition of frontier fortress poem. It also introduces the lives of Gao Shi and Cen Shen.Then it describes how the changes of their thinking and life experience influence their minds and writing style.When they were young, they wanted to be the leader in Chang’an. But they failed, at last they gave up official career and joined the army. The same background and life experiences made them have the same in writing style, which was called "Gao Shen" in epic. The third part of this essay focused on the description of the similarity in frontier fortress poems. Both of them expressed the ideals of guarding the borderland for their nations and being loyal and patriotic. And they also kept a hopeful and vigrous heart and praised that the soliders were never afraid of any difficulties and brave facing the enemies. At the same time, this essay also analyzes the differences of content, methods of expression and creation, style in Gao and Cen,s pome. Gaoshi’s pome was gloomy but vigorous, solemn and unvarnished. While Censhen’s pome was powerful but vigorous and solemn. Gao Shi often used the technique of comparison and contrast, his words were vigorous and simple. While Cen Shen often used metaphor and exaggeration, his words showed romanticism and more vivid.The last part of this essay summarizes the status and influence of the frontier poems. As the pioneers of the frontier poems in the flourishing period of the Tang Dynasty, Gao Shi and Cen Shen performed a tragic and impassioned song which show a strong spirit of patriotism and national pride. Both of them have unique value in in the flourishing period of the Tang Dynasty. Their poems became a shinning pearl of Chinese poem. |
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