China News Service, Beijing, December 22 (Reporter Shangguan Yun) In recent years, cultural programs such as "Chinese Poetry Conference" and "China in Classics" have broken the "dimension wall" and attracted many young people.
On the Internet, there are also many people who are willing to look for the four seasons and life described in ancient poems, and the "poetry craze" frequently goes out of the circle.
Mengman, a famous scholar and professor at Minzu University of China, said that poetry endows people with the ability to perceive beauty. People root beautiful rhetoric and the spirit of beauty in their hearts, and show a kind of gentle and honest splendor. This is their influence on life.
life behind the poem
Ancient poetry is one of the cultural hotspots often mentioned by people in recent years.
In Mengman's new book "Mengman Women's Poetry Class Wisdom Women" published this year, he uses poetry as a guide to describe the lives behind 28 women's poems.
"Mengman Women's Poetry Lesson Philosopher".
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Monman believes that the women people see in traditional history books often exist in "biography of concubines" and "biography of women", but in fact, the history that women can influence is by no means limited to this.
Here is the simplest example: Chinese women have always been the bearers of labor, and it was still the case in ancient times.
The Tang Dynasty once practiced rent-yong modulation, in which silk fabrics were spun by women, and she paid taxes as a family.
Another example is Empress Cao in the Song Dynasty. Due to the popularity of the TV series "Qing Ping Le", her popularity has soared, and she has become a gentle "white moonlight" in the eyes of many viewers.
According to Mengman, it can be seen from Empress Cao's behavior that she has a kind of "beauty of weak virtue", that is, according to her own characteristics, she sticks to her inner thoughts and principles of life, and influences that era with the power like water.
So what are the criteria for selecting these female writing objects?
Monman said that the characters introduced in the book should firstly be well-known, secondly, have indeed played a role in history, and thirdly, have related poems and works, or they have poems handed down, or others have written and recited her works .
"Is the character written in the book the same as the one we usually know and the real her in history? How to have a historical and emotional interaction is also very important." She said that some women in the book , There are many things she has to do, and she is not satisfied with her life, but she is still working hard to move forward. This in itself is a kind of force that moves people's hearts.
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Is the prototype of "Luo Shen Fu" Mrs. Zhen?
In the history of ancient Chinese literature, "Luo Shen Fu" written by Cao Zhi is very famous.
From ancient times to the present, many people believe that the prototype of Luoshen is Mrs. Zhen, and Mrs. Zhen is Cao Zhi's dream lover.
But Monman judged that the relevant legends may not be reliable. There is a saying that this Fu was first called "Gan Zhen Fu".
Some scholars have pointed out that the word "Zhen" in "Gan Zhen Fu" is likely to be a corruption of the word "Juan" in Juancheng.
At the beginning, Cao Zhi was enfeoffed in Juancheng.
A point of view is put forward in "Mengman Women's Poetry Class Philosophy Woman": the beautiful Luoshen in the above article cannot marry a gentleman, which just symbolizes that Cao Zhi is brilliant, but he is jealous by his brother Cao Pi, and his ambition cannot be displayed.
This Fu is the deepest emotion of Cao Zhi who was trapped in Juancheng.
Because the characters "juan" and "zhen" are very similar, it gradually became "Gan Zhen Fu" in the process of copying.
People then thought of the beautiful Mrs. Zhen, and made up a moving legend of a gifted scholar and beautiful lady.
When it was passed down to the Tang Dynasty, even the great scholar Li Shan believed it to be true, so he simply wrote it into the book.
"Mengman Women's Poetry Lesson Philosopher".
Photo courtesy of the publisher
"Luo Shen Fu" is so beautifully written that it has a great influence on later literature.
Many people know the term "Lingboweibu" from Mr. Jin Yong's novels.
But in fact, Mengman said, "Lingbo microsteps, Luosocks generate dust" comes from "Luo Shen Fu", which describes the beautiful posture of Luoshen. This is actually the charm of classical literature.
The truth, goodness and beauty in literary works represent people's sympathy and conscience
It is mentioned in a folk tale that after Wang Zhaojun entered the palace, he refused to bribe the court painter Mao Yanshou, and as a result, he painted uglier.
It sounds dramatic, but it doesn't have to be.
Monman explained that in history, Zhaojun was a court lady.
Some people say that her name is Wang Qiang, and the word "qiang" means that there may be a section of her journey to the palace that is a waterway.
"Zhaojun who first entered the palace was just a small person. As a court painter, Mao Yanshou wanted to paint a portrait of a more favored person at that time. There should be no connection between the two." She said, based on the existing historical data, whether Mao Yanshou really accepted In exchange for bribes, Wang Zhaojun was deliberately painted ugly, but no one knew about it.
People in later generations sympathized with Wang Zhaojun's fate. The legendary plot of Wang Zhaojun's refusal to bribe Mao Yanshou was probably derived from this reason.
"In addition to rational pursuits, human beings also have emotional pursuits and value pursuits. In value pursuits, not only truth is required, but also goodness and beauty are required. In literary works, we often find that the orientation of seeking goodness and beauty goes beyond truth. The orientation of human beings represents the compassion and basic conscience of human beings," Monman said.
Many literary works have pinned people's good wishes.
In her view, history is made up of facts, but human beings' pursuit of beauty and kindness is also worthy of understanding and respect.
The Wisdom of Life in Ancient Poetry
For many readers, classical poetry has a natural sense of rhythm, and the melody seems to be able to beat drums in the heart.
In some couplets, there are often the words "poetry and ritual heirs".
Scholar Monman.
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Mengman analyzed that the so-called heirloom of poetry and etiquette is the civilization of ritual and music.
Poetry education is a kind of gentle and honest power. "The hungry sing about their food, and the laborers sing about their work." People express their emotions through poetry, and they get comfort in their hearts.
People can still draw wisdom from ancient poetry.
In real life, there are nine out of ten unsatisfactory things in life. Mengman believes that this is the normal state of life, and we must learn to accept it. "Life is a process of choice."
From another perspective, poetry endows people with the ability to perceive beauty. People root beautiful rhetoric and beautiful spirit in their hearts, and show a kind of gentle and honest splendor. This is their influence on life.
At different stages of life, the way to receive knowledge is also different.
Monman expects that people can look through more ancient poems they like, step by step, and slowly shape the beauty of poetic language in their hearts.
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