Ouyang Xiu's Creative Mentality

Ou Yangxiu is an outstanding writer in the Northern Song dynasty. He has great talent in literary creation, his prose, poetry, literary theory and literary criticism, has a very high achievement. Especially written prose, novel form, rich in content, narrative, language and euphemism. He left the literary heritage for thousands of years, influenced generations of literary enthusiasts, also attracted many scholars to study. This paper to Ouyang Xiu "s life experience context, according to the time sequence, to first relegation and return to the capital as the boundary, the creation stage is divided into early, middle and late period, combined with the situation of each period, the various periods of creation mentality were investigated and summarized in. The main content of the article is divided into three parts as follows:The first part is the creative mentality and going into Shi Ou Yangxiu before the initial time, the 1007 BC-ad 1036 (before being banished to Yiling)The young Ou Yangxiu experienced twice failed after the attack, study hard and forty-six Xikun finally admitted to the examination. Just set foot on the official career, he was assigned to Luoyang left behind, and there met a group and his like-minded friends, including Mei, Zhu. Together they Yinshizuofu, to learn from each other. This way of life, greatly inspired Ou Yangxiu’s creative passion, but also cultivate him as a writer of romance. During this period, Ou Yangxiu’s creative mentality is positive, hopeful in high and vigorous spirits.After the expiration of the term of office of the Luoyang officials push left behind, Ou Yangxiu returned to the capital, as the Guange collation, became a literary retinue. The creation mentality of this period shows:the concern of the government of the imperial court, and the wind of the language.The second part is the analysis of the creative mentality of Ou Yangxiu’s medium term two times. The time for the year 1036-1054 (from Yiling to Beijing was demoted again)In writing "and" our high remonstrance, Ou Yangxiu was banished to Yiling, which had just set foot on the career of Ou Yangxiu a great shock. Yiling is located in the remote, Ou Yangxiu’s heart is full of melancholy air grievances, and no understanding of the lonely. But at the same time, Ou Yangxiu is not willing to become depressed, he always secretly encouraged in poetry. Therefore, Ou Yangxiu’s creative mentality in this period is lonely and uneven, with ourselves. "Play a Yuan Zhen" is the portrayal of the mentality of the creation of Yiling in the period of Ou Yangxiu.Qingli, Ou Yangxiu was demoted again, this time the relegati-on for ten years. In this decade, Ouyang Xiu faded enthusiasm to the imperial court politics, is not just to enter the career when the morale, but bent to Huguangshanse leisurely and comfortable life. "Ong Ting Ji" is the creation of this period on behalf of Ou Yangxiu’s psychology.The third part is the analysis of Ou Yangxiu’s later stage of creative psychology. The time for the year 1054-1072.From to and the first year (AD 1054) Ou Yangxiu back to Beijing, the end of his vagrant relegation life. From the float upon the clouds, have a successful official career. He doesn’t miss the attendant minions of life and officialdom and imperial examination of the prevailing "Imperial College" rhythmical prose is very antipathetic. So he determined to use in the literary prestige and selection of personnel power to refresh style. After this Jiayou Gong Ju, house customs completely transformed, people have to find ancient Han and Tang Dynasties to reading, the Han and Tang Dynasties ancient replay splendor. While he has come into old age, and sickness. Good friends will leave one by one, which made him feel very sad. He wanted to give all the wealth, return to the mountains. After several rounds of shangzou finally come true aspiration. The creative mind of this period is mainly into the twilight years of sadness, nostalgia of the old life, to return to the forest of desire and satisfaction to the homebound life.