The Writing Of Epitaphs In The Intellectual Transformation During The Middle Tang

The birth of the epitaph is closely related to the funeral etiquette,its writing process is in a complex historical context,constrained by many historical conditions.Since the Anshi Disturbance,many major changes have taken place in the Mid Tang Dynasty.The epitaph slowly liberated from the bondage of etiquette,the writing concept of the epitaph has also changed.The epitaph has gradually changed from a relatively closed stylized text to a literary text that creates images and memories.Epitaph writing in the Tang Dynasty has become widespread,A large number of articles fully reflect the creation of the era.Compared with the epitaphs of the early Tang Dynasty,there are no doubt many obvious changes in the epitaphs of the Tang Dynasty:the language of scattered culture,abundant details of life,exquisite narrative techniques,and ever-changing structures.These changes have created clearer characters.The image also improves the readability of the text.In the large number of writing practices in the Tang Dynasty,the epitaph shapes many different types of characters.Their edges are clear and their faces are blurred.The main reason for this situation is that the epitaph tends to use certain writing traditions to create certain types of characters.The application of writing traditions gives the characters more willingness,but it shapes stylized characters.These articles reflect how the scholars of the mainstream class view themselves and other social roles.The numerous crises in the Tang Dynasty changed the scholars' living experience,changed the taste and pursuit of literary writing,and further inspired the scholars' reflection on the living conditions.In the epitaphs of the Mid-Tang Dynasty,the focus of thought was the writing and discussion of the unfortunate fate.The epitaph texts recorded many different fate concepts.Some of them have similarities with the elite ideas in the Ideological History,and are discussed further.Changes in thinking have affected the writing of the epitaphs.The epitaphs of the Tang Dynasty reflected the more complex social ideology and provided wealth of information for the study of the Ideological History.