What was the difference between the literature of the Ming Dynasty and the Tang and Song Dynasties? Why?
There were many differences between the literature of the Ming Dynasty and that of the Tang and Song Dynasties. The main difference was the literary form and style. In terms of literary form, the Ming Dynasty literature paid more attention to expressing the thoughts, emotions and phenomena of the real society, while the Tang and Song Dynasties literature paid more attention to expressing the poet's world outlook, outlook on life and values. The representative works of the Ming Dynasty literature, including Water Margins and Romance of the Three Kingdoms, all revealed the dark side of the society at that time and expressed the wishes and anger of the people. The representative works of Tang and Song literature included 300 Tang poems and 300 Song poems, which showed the poet's artistic cultivation, literary talent, and worldview. In terms of literary style, the Ming Dynasty literature was more realistic and exposed reality, while the Tang and Song Dynasties literature paid more attention to lyricism and description. The representative figures of Ming Dynasty literature, such as Xu Wei, Shi Naian, Luo Guanzhong, etc., paid more attention to the expression of social reality, the description of human nature, the exposure of the dark side, and the description of the character's personality and the twists and turns of the plot. The representative figures of Tang and Song literature, such as Du Fu, Bai Juyi, Su Shi, etc., paid more attention to expressing the poet's emotions and inner world, and also paid more attention to the description of nature and life. Generally speaking, the literature of the Ming Dynasty and the literature of the Tang and Song Dynasties were very different in terms of literary form and literary style, which was also one of the important differences between them.