A Probe into the Boom of Narrative Poetry in Tang Dynasty

The boom of narrative poetry in Tang Dynasty is attributable to Yuefu Poetry,representative figures of which are Li Bai,Du Fu,Bai Juyi and so on. In the middle of Tang Dynasty,Yuefu poetry exponents like Bai Juyi and Yuan Zhen actively participated and did their part in the creation of such a style and brought it to its climax of development,which is termed the New Yuefu Movement. The Tang Dynasty narrative poems mainly reflect the realities of the society,and are opposed to the literary style of the Six Dynasties,advocating reinvigoration of poetry style of the Han and Wei Dynasty and perfection of the chanting poetry. The three main reasons make the Tang Dynasty narrative poems flourish.