| Li Yu was an unique literati, he was born and grew in the late Ming Dinasty, so the late Ming Dinasty's politics, economy, culture and social customs impacted on him. Sometimes the influence was dominant, sometimes it was recessive. Li Yu's uniqueness includes his own writing ability and talent, his personal characteristics and his families of being businessmen. His image was the result of these factors, and his aesthetic pursuit of life was also the result of these factors.In the first chapter, the author analyzes the social background of Li Yu's life. The social background includes political confusion, economic prosperity, the liberation of the thought and practices of the luxury etc.In the second chapter, the author analyzes Li Yu's life experience. Li Yu's life was rich, and bumpy. His life was in constant drift, and full of sorrow, grief and frustration.To a certain extent, we can say that these unique experience decided his mind, personality and life orientation.In the third chapter, the author analyzes Li Yu's female aesthetic interest. In Li Yu's world, the ideal pretty women only live in his literary works. In reality, Li Yu was more tolerant, he was a good son, a good father, and trying to be a good husband. Li Yu thought that the women's beauty was the natural dressed and manner, and literal ability. He emphasized the education was impotant for women, and provided chance to his daughters and wives to accdpt education.In the forth chapter, the author analyzes Li Yu's ideas of garden. Li Yu's view of the garden was pursuiting the elegance,vovelty and useness.In the fifth chapter, the author analyzes Li Yu's view of health. Li Yu's idea of health has three main aspects, one is eating properly for health, one is enjoying every time for health, one is preventing and curing the diseases for health. |
