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Which four poets are the four outstanding poets in the early Tang Dynasty
The four outstanding poets in the early Tang Dynasty refer to Wang Bo, Yang Jiong, Lu Zhaolin and Luo Binwang. This name can be found in the Old Book of the Tang Dynasty: The Biography of Yang Jiong. "Jiong, Wang Bo, Lu Zhaolin, and Luo Binwang are named after their literary works. They are also known as Wang, Yang, Lu, and Luo, and they are also known as the four heroes." These four heroes played a connecting role in the development of Tang poetry, and Du Fu praised them for "never abandoning the river forever". They objected to the flamboyant poetry style of the court poets headed by the above officials, criticized that this kind of poetry was "competing for fiber, competing for sculpture", and advocated the innovation of poetry style. In terms of creation, they broke through the narrow scope of palace style poetry, expanded the subject matter of poetry, showed a positive spirit and depressed indignation, and represented the healthy direction of poetry creation.
Representative Works of the Four Great Masters in the Early Tang Dynasty
1. Wang Bo: He is a rare talent. He can write articles at the age of six. Wang Bo is good at the five rhythms and five unique poems. His representative works include Send Du Shaofu to Shuzhou; The main literary achievement is the parallel prose, which is the most important in terms of quantity and quality. The representative works are Preface to Tengwang Pavilion, etc.
2. Yang Jiong: Among the "Four Masters of Early Tang Dynasty", Yang Jiong has a small number of poems and essays, and his achievements are also slightly small. But in the field of frontier fortress poetry, his poems shine brightly. His representative works include "Battle in the South of the City", "Follow the Army", etc.
"Follow the Army"
The beacon fire shines on Xijing, and I feel aggrieved. Yazhang said goodbye to the Phoenix Tower, and the cavalry circled the Dragon City.
The snow darkened the flag painting, and the wind was mixed with drums. Better be a centurion than a scholar.
"Battle in the South of the City"
The northern part of the city is far away, and the southern part of the city is bitter. Banners and flags are like bird wings, and armour is like fish scales.
The cold water hurts the horse, and the sad wind worries about killing people. An inch of heart knows the sun, a thousand miles of dark yellow dust.
3. Lu Zhaolin: He is good at poetry and parallel prose. His poems mainly express the worries and indignations of officials who don't meet, poverty and disease. There are also works that expose the extravagance of the upper rulers and ridicule their power and prosperity. His representative work Chang'an Ancient Flavor.
4. Luo Binwang: Among the "four heroes of the early Tang Dynasty", Luo Binwang has the highest achievement in poetry. His poems "Singing Goose", "Singing Cicadas in Prison", "Sending People Away in Yishui", etc. are classics.
Ode to the Goose
Goose, goose, goose, singing to the sky.
The white hair floats in the green water, while the red palm moves in the clear water.
Chanting the Cicada in Prison
The cicadas in the west land sing, and the southern ones think deeply.
Can't bear the shadow of dark sideburns, come to sing to the white head.
Heavy dew makes it difficult to fly in, and heavy wind makes it easy to sink.
No one believes in purity, who gives heart to others.