On the Relationship Between Tang Yin and the Academic Trend in the Middle of the Ming Dynasty

During the middle of the Ming Dynasty when the doctrine of back to the ancients dominated in the circle of thinking,Tang Yin's view on literature had some spiritual similarities and different value priorities with the Former Seven Geniuses' doctrine of back to the ancients,Wang Yang-ming's ideaology and the Tang-Song school's inherent qualities.They had both similarities and differences in terms of philosophy,poetic theory,poetic proposition,and poetic creation.Tang Yin and other Wuzhong scholars,agreed with the Former Seven Geniuses' doctrine of back to the ancients,but the seven aimed to restore the classic poetry with Confucian traditions,while the Wuzhong scholars advocated the free presentation of emotions and talents.Tang Yin and Wang Yangming had some similarities in favor of the subjectivity of humans,but Tang Yin paid more attention to humans' emotions,natural requirements and individuality than his contemporaries.In terms of literary creation,Tang Yin acclaimed the real and natural expression of feelings and emotions,which had some similarities with the Tang-Song school's coherence of words and feelings.It is right to say in some way Tang Yin's literary creation influenced and enhanced the changes of the academic trend of the middle of the Ming Dynasty,and hence the role and influence of his distinctive creation can not be denied.