"Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties" refers to eight great writers of prose and poetry in the Tang and Song dynasties. They are Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan of the Tang Dynasty;Ouyang Xiu, Wang Anshi, Zeng Gong and the three Su fathers and sons Su Xun, Su Shi and Su Zhe in the Song Dynasty. The saying of "Tang and Song Dynasty Eight Families" began in the early Ming Dynasty Zhu You's "Eight Gentlemen's Collection", the articles in the collection are the works of the above eight people, and later, in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the "Tang and Song Dynasty" ancient writer Mao Kun, and selected the "Tang and Song Dynasty Eight Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasty", the book circulated very widely, so the "Tang and Song Dynasty Eight Families" said that it was spread in the world.
Wang Anshi (1021-1086), whose name is Jiefu, was a native of Linchuan, Jiangxi. In his later years, he called himself the old man of the Mid-Mountains, and because he was named the Duke of Jingguo, he was also called Wang Jinggong. He was a famous writer, but also an outstanding politician and thinker, and was once praised by Lenin as "China's reformer of the 11th century". Wang Anshi studied tirelessly and assiduously throughout his Xi life, his vision became broader and broader, and his knowledge became more and more profound, and finally he achieved his great cause and became an outstanding politician and writer in history.
Ouyang Xiu (1007 1072), known as Uncle Yong, called himself a drunkard, a 61 layman, and a native of Luling (Ji'an), Jiangxi. He was an essayist, poet, lyricist, and also had considerable achievements in historiography and archaeology, presided over the compilation of the "New Tang Dynasty Book", and wrote a "Historical Records of the Five Dynasties" and a valuable archaeological monograph "Jigulu". He is highly accomplished and accomplished in many areas. In his later years, Ouyang Xiu called himself "61 Layman", and called his poetry reading notes "61 Poems", and also compiled some works into "Layman Collection". Ask him why he is called "June 1st"?Ouyang Xiu explained to his friends: "I have 1,000 volumes of "Jigulu", 10,000 volumes of books, a piano, a game of chess, a pot of wine, and an old man like me, isn't this six 'ones'?Friends think that Ouyang Xiu had a wide range of interests in his later years: studying antiques, loving books, playing the piano, playing chess, and drinking. He called himself "61 Layman", which is really worthy of his name.
Su Xun, Su Shi, and Su Zhe are also known as the "Three Sus" in the history of literature. Su's father and son, and his father Su Xun, were introduced in the past children's enlightenment book "Three Character Classic": "Su Yunming, twenty-seven, began to be angry and read books. He is old, he regrets late, and he should think early." Su Yunming is Su Xun, saying that he was angry at the age of 27 to study, in order to encourage young children to aspire from an early age. The facts are like this: when Su Xun was young, he spent more time on amusement, and at the age of 27, he participated in the provincial examination and fell to Sun Shan. Although he did not take the Jinshi exam, the imperial court made him a secretary and a provincial school secretary according to his talent to give full play to his talents.
Su Shi was an outstanding essayist, poet, lyricist, calligrapher and painter of the Song Dynasty. Su Shi's life has been bumpy, his talents can not be displayed, and his energy cannot be released, which has become an irreparable historical regret. He is well-informed, his knowledge covers the world, his life friends, Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, seventy-two lines, ordinary people, all of them, anyone can be his friend, and he is a friend of everyone. He is eloquent, witty, laughing and scolding, funny and natural.
Su Zhe's prose is beautifully written and exquisite, and it is very distinctive. "History of the Song Dynasty" said: "The rut nature is quiet and concise, for the text of the ocean, like a person, I don't want people to know it, and the spirit of Xiujie can not be hidden." Its height is similar to that of his brother." Su Shi said: "Ziyou's composition is much better than me." In the Song Dynasty, the complete works of Su Xun and Su Shi were already popular in the world, but Su Zhe's works were not published separately, but were only attached to the "Three Su Anthologies", and the collection was very incomplete, and there were many omissions and errors, which made admirers sigh and regret. In this way, hundreds of years passed, and by the time of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, Su Zhe's complete works "Luancheng Collection" began to come out alone.
Each of the "Eight Masters" has many vivid and useful stories, which can broaden one's horizons, enrich one's knowledge, and gain enlightenment and lessons.