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: | Bó Yù (伯玉) |
Chen Zi'ang (661–702) was a Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty. A native of Shehong county (射洪) in what is today Suining Sichuan, he completed the Jinshi level of the Imperial Examination at age twenty-four. As an important advisor (右拾遗) to the Empress Wu Zetian, Chen 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 commentary. Some[1] have suggested that it was his work that was the reason he suffered persecution at the hands of Wu Sansi; he died in 702 having been in and out of prison.
[edit] Works
Chen Zi'ang is most well known for his collection of thirty-eight 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
