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'''Luo Binwang''' ({{zh-ts|t=駱賓王|s=骆宾王, ca. [[640 in poetry|640]]–[[684 in poetry|684]]) of the [[Tang Dynasty]], was a [[List of Chinese language poets|Chinese poet]] born at Yiwu, [[Wuzhou]], [[Zhejiang]], but raised in [[Shandong]]. He is grouped with [[Wang Bo]], [[Yang Jiong]] and [[Lu Zhaolin]] as one of the [[Four Greats of the Early Tang]] as the most outstanding poets of their time. |
'''Luo Binwang''' ({{zh-ts|t=駱賓王|s=骆宾王}}, ca. [[640 in poetry|640]]–[[684 in poetry|684]]) of the [[Tang Dynasty]], was a [[List of Chinese language poets|Chinese poet]] born at Yiwu, [[Wuzhou]], [[Zhejiang]], but raised in [[Shandong]]. He is grouped with [[Wang Bo]], [[Yang Jiong]] and [[Lu Zhaolin]] as one of the [[Four Greats of the Early Tang]] as the most outstanding poets of their time. |
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After a period serving [[Prince Tao]], he worked in the central government in [[Chang'an]] from [[665]]. In [[670]] he was exiled to [[Xinjiang]], after which he travelled to [[Yunnan]] with the army. He returned to a series of posts around Chang'an in the late [[670s]]. In [[678]] he was dismissed and imprisoned for criticising [[Wu Zetian]], but was released the following year. In [[684]] he joined the rebellion against Wu's assumption of power, and wrote a propaganda dispatch justifying the uprising. He was killed in its suppression. |
After a period serving [[Prince Tao]], he worked in the central government in [[Chang'an]] from [[665]]. In [[670]] he was exiled to [[Xinjiang]], after which he travelled to [[Yunnan]] with the army. He returned to a series of posts around Chang'an in the late [[670s]]. In [[678]] he was dismissed and imprisoned for criticising [[Wu Zetian]], but was released the following year. In [[684]] he joined the rebellion against Wu's assumption of power, and wrote a propaganda dispatch justifying the uprising. He was killed in its suppression. |
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Revision as of 08:35, 4 July 2007
Luo Binwang (simplified Chinese: 骆宾王; traditional Chinese: 駱賓王, ca. 640–684) of the Tang Dynasty, was a Chinese poet born at Yiwu, Wuzhou, Zhejiang, but raised in Shandong. He is grouped with Wang Bo, Yang Jiong and Lu Zhaolin as one of the Four Greats of the Early Tang as the most outstanding poets of their time.
After a period serving Prince Tao, he worked in the central government in Chang'an from 665. In 670 he was exiled to Xinjiang, after which he travelled to Yunnan with the army. He returned to a series of posts around Chang'an in the late 670s. In 678 he was dismissed and imprisoned for criticising Wu Zetian, but was released the following year. In 684 he joined the rebellion against Wu's assumption of power, and wrote a propaganda dispatch justifying the uprising. He was killed in its suppression.
In prose, he was a master of the ornate bianwen style. His poetry (mostly gushi) is often similarly complex. Among his works is a long, autobiographical verse narrative, but he is best known for his poem "Ode to the Goose", said to have been written when he was seven years old. His "Ode to the Cicada" is also of great renown and influence.
External links
- Ode to the Goose in Chinese and English
- A Political Prisoner Listening to a Cicada, in Chinese with Witter Bynner's translation.