Tang Poetry Introduces The Study Of Allusions In The Analects

Poetry of Tang dynasty is the peak of Chinese classical poetic art The poets used allusions in their poems,melted their own thoughts with the meanings of allusions in one furnace,created a meaningful subtle and rich connotation of the poetic language,which reflected the superb technique of allusion.The intellectuals of Tang dynasty with board visions and rich knowledge used various kinds of allusions in their poems.The allusions are originated from many classical codes,and The Analects of Confucius is one of the most popular codes.The Analects of Confucius is an important book of Confucian,which is the records of Confucius and his disciples,reflected the Confucian thoughts with plain words and indeed has a profound impact on all sectors of Tang society.The Analects of Confucius contains a lot of allusions,the top ten allusions used in Tang poetry are:Yan Hui,the flowing river,pine in winter,magistrate play string music,official or hidden,live with a cup of water in an broken house,a bohemian of Chu,receive the teachings of one’s father,Ride a raft floating in the sea,Mr.Ju and Mr.Ni.The top ten allusions can be divided into three classes,there are:the allusions of personality cultivation,with Yan Hui,pine in winter in this class;the allusions of political ideal,with magistrate play string music,official or hidden、Ride a raft of floating in the sea、Mr.Ju and Mr.Ni in it;allusions of feelings and enlightenment,include receive the teachings of one’s father and the flowing river.The allusions of Yan Hui and official or hidden are the two kinds used more times in Tang poetry,which embodies the contradictory mentality of "using" and "giving up" in Tang dynasty.The top ten allusions represent the general tendency of the Tang poetry to the Analects of Confucius,however different groups have different cultural psychology.Such as Du Fu,Bai Juyi and other traditional Confucian intellectuals,they used Yan Hui most in poetry to express their respect to the Sages.While,Guan Xiu and Qi Ji,etc.in the late Tang dynasty Buddhist monks,made a combination of Buddhism and the Confucian "benevolence" spirit,used Yan Hui in their poetry to call on paragons to protect the country.The allusions original from the Analects of Confucius have relatively stable cultural meanings,while used in poetry to express the emotion and theme of poets at that moment,it will have flexible connotations in specific application.The allusion is the poet’s inheritance and transmission of the artistic charm contained in the allusions of the Analects of Confucius.The allusions is not only poetry style,it is also an important way of expressing thoughts and emotions,and reflects the value orientation and emotional attitude to a certain extent.Therefore,the meanings of the Analects of Confucius’s top ten allusions in poetry is constantly changing,the connotation of allusions also gradually rich,the imagery constantly plump,but the eternal thing is the Tang dynasty poet’s heart complex of the Analects of Confucius.