Chen Zi'ang
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- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen.
| Names | |
|---|---|
| Chinese: | 陈子昂 |
| Pinyin: | Chén Zǐ'áng |
| Zì 字: | 伯玉(Bó Yù) |
Chen Zi'ang (661-702) was a Tang dynasty poet. A native of Zizhoushehong (梓州射洪) in what is today Suining, Sichuan province, he completed the Jinshi (进士) level of the Imperial Examination at 24. As an important advisor (右拾遗) to the emperor Wu Zetian, Chen Zi'ang was a firm advocate of poetry reflecting real life, and thus with his active interest in politics, much of his work has undertones of social commentry. Some[1] have suggetsed that it was his work that was the reason he suffered persecution at the hands of Wu Sansi (武三思), and he died in 702 having been in and out of prison.
[edit] Works
Chen Zi'ang is most well known for his collection of 38 poems "Ganyu" (感遇).
[edit] References
- ^ Zhu Xiaoyin, The Reason for Chen Zi'ang's Death 《关于陈子昂的死因》 1983
