| Whether in politics or literary, Zhang Hua was a very important person with highposition of West Jin period. Since then, the scholars and political commentator alwaysargue on his literary works which were immersed in love, his thoughts that mixedConfucianism, Taoism, and heroism, and his contribution to politics and literary. As aliteratus, his writing manner contained two different styles which are ‘love’ and‘chivalrous’. When comes to the politics, there are various estimates: he was said as aduteous patriot who devoted everything to his motherland or an egoist that wasreluctant to leave his power and life though the country was in danger. This articleutilizes a comprehensive analytical investigation including Zhang’s lifetime, thought,political achievements, literary contribution and his works to summarize hisdiversified ideology, abundant literary achievements, leadership to West Jin literaryworld and unique contribution to the change of writing style.All his lifetime can be divided into three stages: Cao Wei period that he made afigure, Emperor Wudi period that he started his official career and Emperor Huidiperiod that he became a venerated old man. Though his different official experiences,we can find that he kept moving in politics of West Jin all his lifetime, and his honor,disgrace and death were all related to it.Zhang hua’s mix of personality thought of the Confucian and Taoist thoughtoutlaw hero feelings Based on all previous dynasties comments, through the bodywith the Confucian and Taoist thought of outlaw hero feelings of concrete analysis, itcan be seen that zhang hua has the purpose of the pursuit of fame, but for theunification of the western jin dynasty politics from his contribution and transientstability, and can’t simply deny his personality and all his achievement in the westernjin dynasty politics Confucian they all in his life Thought is the dominant idea in theworld as our duty In addition, repeatedly reflected in his literary creation of Taoistthought and outlaw hero feelings is also an integral part of his personality.In West Jin, Zhang Hua got the title of Guangwu marquis for his merit inattacking Wu. Though he was demoted or even dismissed from his position, he heldthe post as minister of public works at last. His contributions were not onlymaintaining the stabilization of West Jin, but also leading the literary world. His lofty position conduced to his assistance to the young literati and guidance for the literarycreation. As a result, a literary group was formed around him and introduced plenty ofliterati which leaded the prosperity of West Jin’s literary world. From his achievementin politics we can find that confucianism was always his guiding ideology.Interpreting Zhang’s works considering the political background of West Jin, wecan find they present the features that merged with tenderness and passion, emotionand grace, Confucianism and metaphysics. For poem, he was the first to advocate themethod of ‘emotion is more important than rhetoric’. In artistic characteristics, hispoem revealed his aspiring to rhetoric, which included citing the classics, using thetype of ‘chains’, depicting things in meticulous and overelaborating manners,avoiding wordy and advocating succinct, and his poetic style is grand, heroic, tranquil,simple, gentle and chivalrous. Zhang’s special poetic view made a leading effect tothe poetic style’s forming of West Jin.The subjects of Zhang’s Fu were mainly objects and lyric, with a desolate style.His fu explained principles with objects and deepened its purport.His essays were divided into three categories. The memorials were politicalessay with the features of gentle emotion, euphemistic advice and consideratejustification. The engraving essays expressed his practical mind with the style ofabundant literary quotation and solemn diction. The prayers mourned his relatives andofficials. His articles filled with luck and love, which showed the creativecharacteristics of surplus and timeless.Zhang Hua’s contributions to literature were as follows: in the field of poem, hewas the first to advocate the method of ‘emotion is more important than rhetoric’ andaspired to rhetoric. In the field of fu, he added the style of rhythmical, paid attentionto the describe of landscapes and metaphysics. In the field of essay, he expressed theliterary concept of emphasizing emotion and advocating literary grace. He also raisedthe creative concept of avoiding confusion and promoting conciseness. These literaryachievements not only prompted by luji puts forward the poetry affection and yee’stheory of poetry writing, and for later liu xie deeply analyze affection relationship laida solid foundation And, more importantly, the literary conception of zhang hua towestern style a reconstruction of generosity of gas for the history of literature unique yee overelaborate, deeper to touch the aesthetic essence of literature Making thefunction of the theory of western literature out of church and state, embarked on acompletely new way the pursuit of artistic beauty literature itself. |
