Zhang Siwei's Poetry And Prose Studies

Zhang Siwei experienced three dynasties in Jiajing,Longqing and Wanli,and was born in the Shanxi merchant family,official to the first auxiliary.The deep family history and rich experience of the official have laid the foundation for his poetry creation.He Dongxu'sPreface to the Collection of Articles contains the evaluation of Zhang Siwei: “The world of the Yu and the Xia Dynasty,known as the outstanding people of Hedong,ZhangSiwei and XueXuan and Wang Yunfeng are also called articles.The retro style of the Ming Dynasty prevailed,Everyone often copied the works that imitated the previous generation.Zhang Siwei advocates " True feelings " and emphasizes that writers should have rich talents to learn,Against the blind simulation of plagiarism,self-contained.The literary regional writing of Hedong landscape became the material of Zhang Siwei's poetry creation.The Puzhou landscape embodies the emotions of missing hometown and becomes the paradise in Zhang Siwei's heart.Zhang Siwei advocates that the rhyme of poetry is the most important,At that time,some people appraised his poems,"The language is beautiful,the feelings are sincere,and they can be compared with the Tang poems." Reflecting its imitation of past excellent works,he has own thinking.Zhang Siwei's poetry has both modern and ancient poems,Among them,the verses and quatrains are the most brilliant.Archaic poetry has traces of ancient Yuefu poetry,More elegant and simple,full of emotions.Modern poetry pays attention to the neat temperament,It has a fresh and dilute and sincere feeling.ZhangSiwei's essay "Everything is extremely extreme" reflects Zhang Siwei's conscious awareness of the body and the rich talent reserve.Zhang Siwei advocates "learning is to promote orthodox thoughts" and reflects its sense of mission and responsibility as a court official.The epitaph of Jin Merchants,written by Zhang Siwei,became a very precious historical material for studying the Shanxi merchants in the Ming Dynasty,and at the same time reflected the transformation of the relationship between scholars and businessmen in the Ming Dynasty.