On the Life and Personality of Zhang Xie

Pan Yue, Lu Ji, Zhang Xie and Zuo Si, etc. were all the important writers in early Jin dynasty. But, how did the public remark them? Opinions varied widely. With a deeper understanding of the development of the early Jin poetry, I have come to believe that isolated study directed to a particular poet will not always be sufficiently rewarding; instead, a more comprehensive examination on the aesthetic pursuits and orientations of all the tendencies of the whole period,with due consideration given to political climates, the spirit of the age, cultural environments, etc. will reveal the truth of poetic development in the early Jin dynasty in a more rational and convincing manner. Following this way of thinking, this thesis just is the monograph about Zhang Xie.