In the history of China literature, the earliest poet who wrote poems with Yuefu as the ancient theme was

In the history of China literature, Cao Cao was the first poet who took Yuefu as an ancient theme.

1. In terms of poetic genre, Cao Cao's Yuefu poems did not copy the rules of Han Yuefu, but developed. For example, Lu Luxing and Good Li Xing are both elegies in Han Yuefu, but he uses old topics to express new contents. Cao Cao initiated the tradition of writing current affairs with Yuefu, which had far-reaching influence.

2. In artistic style, Cao Cao's poems are unpretentious and unpretentious. They won with deep affection and charm. Poetically, it is characterized by generosity and sadness. Generosity and sadness, originally the keynote of Jian 'an literature, are the most typical and prominent in Cao Cao's poems.

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1, Cao Cao's literary achievements are also reflected in his constructive role in Jian 'an literature (see Seven Children of Jian 'an). Jian 'an literature can flourish under the background of long-term war and social fragmentation, which is inseparable from his attention and promotion. When discussing the reasons for the prosperity of Jian 'an literature, Liu Xie once pointed out that "Wu Weizun loves poetry and elegance".

2. In fact, all the major writers in Jian 'an period were closely related to him. Cao Pi and Cao Zhi are his sons, and the "seven sons" and Cai Yan are also sheltered by him. It can be said that "Ye Group" was formed on the basis of the material conditions he provided; And their creation is also under the influence of his advocacy.

3. Besides, Cao Cao has many other articles handed down from ancient times, such as Please Increase Guo Jia's knighthood table, Make the county self-evident, Write with Wang Xiu, and Old Qiu Qiaobei, etc. Simple words, vivid feelings, fluency and frankness.

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