Yuanming陶渊明.ppt

Tao Yuanming Wang Wei  Tao Yuanming陶淵明/ Tao Qian陶潛(365-427) Tao is one of the most widely admired of the early Chinese poets. He lived in the period of disunity (the Six Dynasties). Tao’s poetry fully reflects the unease and anxiety that beset Chinese society at this time. Tao Yuanming/ Tao Qian (365-427) At the same time, it strikes a rare note of peace and contentment that, though only sporadic, seems to hold out some hope for escape from sorrow and suffering. It is a hope that is given sad symbolic expression in his famous fable of the “Peach Blossom.”桃花園記 Tao Yuanming Tao was born near in Jiangxi province, within the sight of the famous Mount Lu, the “southern mountain”南山that he mentions in his poetry. His father and grandfather had pursued official careers, and though it was against his inclination, he too in time took up a post as advisor to one of the military leaders of the time. Tao Yuanming He did not fare well in this and subsequent posts. He longed for the quiet rural life of his birthplace. His last post, that of magistrate of Pengze (a small place), and he quit after only eighty days, retiring to the countryside to become a farmer for the remainder of his years. Tao Yuanming Tao did not take his family with him to his official post at Pengze. He sent a servant for his sons and wrote to them: “It is hard for you to provide for your daily needs yourselves. I am sending you this servant to aid you in the labor of gathering wood and drawing water. He too is a man’s son and should be well treated.” These words reflect that he did respect everyone as a human being, even a servant. This idea was new and exceptional at that time. Tao Yuanming In the public fields he ordered his subordinates to plant only glutinous rice (for making wine). He said, “It will be enough for me always to get drunk with wine.” When his wife and sons earnestly begged him to plant ordinary rice, then he had 250 acres planted with glutinous rice and 50 with plain. Tao Yuan