Following the first three films, the new work "The Prisoner of History" "The Hormones of History 4: The Persistence and Hesitation of the Ancients" was published by the Changjiang Literature and Art Publishing House. In a recent interview, the "prisoner of history" said that his original intention has never changed: "Excavate the highlights of the ancients to motivate themselves, but also to motivate readers." That is to say, the hormones in the ancients can stimulate the hormones in the present. ”
The author "Prisoner of History", whose real name is Cheng Yifeng, is a native of the Jianghan Plain, graduated from Wuhan University, has a doctorate in history, and is now a historical writer. The popular "Hormones of History" series, the "5 Minutes of Hilarious Ancients" series, and the "Chinese History in Chat Groups" series that are popular all come from his pen, including many interesting historical books written for young readers. On the online self-media platform, "Prisoner of History" has become his IP exclusive label. Some people think that this name is not very good, but Cheng Yifeng said that he prefers this special pen name: "The origin of the prisoner of history is that from the perspective of space, heaven and earth are cages, my generations are prisoners, and we can never go out." In terms of time, there are too many mysteries in history, and some of them are deliberately glorified or ugly by writers, and it is difficult for us to have a true and definite answer. So I think that the people who came after me were prisoners of history. ”
"Hormones of History 4: The Persistence and Hesitation of the Ancients" is a continuation of the first three series of the "Hormones of History" series, mainly focusing on the persistence of the ancients. The characters in this series, each of them has their own identity attributes, namely "famous king", "famous courtier", "famous scholar" and "celebrity", and the author uses this as a standard to tell the story of various characters in chapters. These characters serve as key figures in various historical periods, and their stories or works reflect personalities belonging to a particular era. For example, the official history of Tang in the world's cognition is doubtful, but combined with the works of Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi, and Wang Wei, the Tang Dynasty is three-dimensional and visible. For example, Li Qingzhao, the first talented woman in the ancient world, in the era when she was not friendly to women's inclusiveness, her lack of understanding of the world showed the preciousness and rarity of women's self-awareness in a specific era.
"Prisoner of History" said that the challenges and dilemmas encountered by the characters involved in "The Hormones of History 4: The Persistence and Hesitation of the Ancients" may still be encountered by us now, so their choices and experiences can still be used by me. For example, many people regard Su Dongpo as an idol, not only referring to his literary achievements, but also because of his cheerful attitude towards life, he has been degraded again and again, encountering adversity again and again, but laughing at life, we should also learn his attitude towards life now. "Prisoner of History" pioneered a unique humorous dialogue in the book series - "Face to Face with the Ancients", opening up the context of communication between today's people and ancients. "Fan Zhongyan: A bad hand, he beat him into Wang Bomb", "Wang Anshi: Instead of being a human being, it is better to become a universe of his own", "Di Renjie: In fact, the old man is an undercover"... Each character story in the book is like a mirror, taking history as a mirror and inspiring today's people.
Talking about the relationship between literature and history, the "prisoner of history" said: "The historical figures in textbooks are press releases in the terminology of news, and the ancients who appear in the press releases are only the tip of the iceberg, and they have a large number of stories and spirits waiting for us to excavate and speculate." Literary books are better than history books because they are more lively in form of expression, but they are not in fact an antagonistic relationship. ”
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Zhang Jia
Editor/Bow Lifang