如何用英语介绍唐诗的历史

Poetry in the Tang Dynasty is an unparalleled system.

诗歌在唐朝得到空前的发展。

Its dazzling value consists of an ideal combination of thoughts and art.

唐诗是中国文化的稀世珍宝，是思想和艺术的完美结合。

In later study of literature, it is spoken of as being representative of the whole classical literature along with two other styles of poetry—Tang Shi, Song Ci, Yuan Qu.

在之后的文学研究中，唐诗、宋词、元曲被称为中国古典文学的代表。

When considering authors, we find that, poets exist in all walks of life, ranging from emperors, officials, monks, peasants, fishermen and even children.

谈到诗人，我们会发现，唐朝诗人存在于各个阶层，有皇帝、官员、僧侣、农民、渔民甚至孩子。

From the point of view of themes, it tells of politics, the military, history, landscapes, street scenes, love and so on.

从主题来看，包括政治、军事、历史、风景、市井生活、爱情等。

From angle of style, there are creations of varying depth and initiated through numerous and complicated genres.

从风格来看，诗歌长短因题材的广泛性与复杂程度而各有不同。

As for quantity, a total of over 50,000 poems have been collected and no one has any idea how many more have been lost.

从数量来看，目前已经收集的就有50000多首，而且还不包括已经丢失的诗作。

Depending upon the period of its development poetry dating from the Tang Dynasty, can be classified into four groups, namely early Tang Dynasty, Flourishing Tang, Mid-Tang and late Tang Dynasty.

根据其发展，唐诗可以分为四个时期，即初唐、盛唐、中唐和晚唐。

In the early Tang Dynasty, most of the poets followed the style of their forebears and created a blend of the characteristics of the north and south.

初唐的大多数诗人继承了前朝风格，融合了南部与北部诗歌的特点。

Eventually the field of literature was refreshed and became more vigorous as a result of those who are known as The Four Talents—Wang Bo, Yang Jiong, Luo Binwang, and Lu Zhaolin.

这一派最终扭转了文学气，赋予了诗歌新的生命力。人们所熟知的初唐四杰有王勃、杨炯、骆宾王、卢照邻。

In spite of their lower social status, each of them was gifted and had left us with their cheerful spirit.

尽管他们的社会地位并不高，但他们每个人都才华横溢，他们乐观的精神也是丰富的文化遗产。