Tang Poetry
- The poetry from the Tang empire were interesting to read because each other the three poets had a different passion. Li Bai wrote mostly about the state of drunkenness while Du Fu was a realist who wrote about the harsh reality of life and how it affects relationships. Wang Wei wrote about nature and his poetry was very serene. I enjoyed all the poems especially Wang Wei's "A Green Stream" because it was very calming and created a lovely visual imagery. I also liked Du Fu's "Alone in Her Beauty" for its striking realism and candidness and how he portrays human emotions so beautifully. Each of the poets had a distinct style of writing but there were some common themes. Both Li Bai and Du Fu write about being drunk. All three have the presence of nature in their poems. I think that the poems reflect Tang society well because this art of poetry gives us a glimpse of the social life back then and what things were exciting or devastating. I can sense that the Tang society liked to celebrate but also had political or economic troubles. It is also evident that nature was very prominent in their culture.
Song Poetry
- I also enjoyed Song poetry a lot mostly because it focused so much on nature which is always nice to read about. All three poets talk about nature which must play a prominent role in this culture as well as the Tang culture. Mei Yaochen and Li Yu both write about a woman. Like Tang poetry, some aspects of Song poetry (Su Shi) mention drinking. I think that the poetry reflects the society well but I think that Tang poetry reflected its society better. The poems give me a sense to more of what the individual beliefs were rather than the society as a whole. For example, I can sense that Su Shi has a somewhat degrading tone towards his newborn son because he wants him to be born ignorant.
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