On The Relationship Between Li Bai’s Confucianism And Poetry

Modern people writing articles must emulate the Qin and Han Dynasty. Tangpoetry must be the creation of standards to writing poetry. Poetry is a business cardTang Literature. Li Bai is the main role on the card. His poetry has been studied themost popular topic. His works exhibit the kind of high morale and momentum blewalways attracted people praise."Pen off the surprise storm, Poetry touched spirits"artistic charm and "Natural beauty carving" language style highly respected forthousands of years. Li Bai uninhibited uninhibited personality, elegant poetry.Additionally, Mercier said he had Xianfengdaogu Sima Chengzhen. So he is called"poet" in the Literary history. He is a representative of Taoism. But combined with hislife and read his works, we found that he is mainly influenced by Confucianismdominated. Confucius advocated "self, family, country and the world," the idea to thedepths of the soul influence, and even into his blood. Confucianism affected not onlythe concept of Li Bai into career, but also Confucian Doctrine concept inspired by hisliterary philosophy, guiding his literary creation.The thesis is divided into fourchapters to explore the relationship between Li Bai’s Confucianism and literature.thisthesis will fall into four parts:The first one is an introduction of Confucianism thought in the flourishingTang Dynasty.Section of this chapter is divided into two sections.Section one is todefine of Confucianism, which was founded by Confucius and the later scholars tocontinue the development of the pre-qin Confucianism.The second section willintroduce background of Confucianism development in the early tangdynasty.Mencius held "One can size up people by his simple devices comment theman and the world ", what it means is that reading works is based on understandingthought of author,knowing the living environment of the time. Only in this way can areader clear the connotation of the works.The most of Libai’s life was in theflourishing period of Tang Dynasty.Rulers of Tang Dynasty,when was a time ofcultural enlightenment and political stability, executed a opening policy to hold Confucianism,Buddhism and Daoism simultaneously,the enlightened culturalenvironment would help to make an influence on shaping the people’scharacter.Therefore, combing development of Confucianism in the flourishing periodof early Tang Dynasty, in order to understand the root of development ofConfucianism in the flourishing period of early Tang Dynasty and the environment ofdeveloping Confucianism to impact nourishingly upon Libai’s concept ofConfucianism.The second chapter is analyzing the specific manifestation of Libai’s concept ofConfucianism and reasons to formation of his Confucianism by discussing Libaishowing political ethics to going positively into society being impact ofConfucianism and his engaging to traditionally political virtues and working for theemperor in his society to honor his ancestors, and explaining reasons,which would befrom society,family and traveling,on affecting the formation of the poet’s thought ofConfucianism.The third chapter expounds the influence of the Confucian view of poetics ofLibai’s style of his poetries, which focuses on the formation of Libai’s view ofConfucian poetics and influence on his poetic creation.Through the study of thespecific analysis of Libai’s poetry,it was found that his poems are closely related theartistic spirit of The Book of Songs that stressed words of poetry are concerned forreality and are used to expressing ironic effect.The fourth chapter mainly differentiates and analyses Li bai’s poems onexpressing idea about opposing Confucianism and reproaching Confucius.Mostscholars believe that Libai was a loyal Taoists who did Anti-Confucianism poetryexpressing idea about opposing Confucianism and reproaching Confucius.This thesisis expounding Libai’s poems idea one by one in statistical methods to make histhought declared.Finally author believes that Libai did not only opposeConfucianism,but praise highly the thought of Confucianism.