The Popularization and Simplification of Literature in the Middle to Late Tang Dynasty

Abstract

During the middle to late Tang Dynasty, the weakening of the aristocratic class was evident as a rising nouveau-riche class emerged. The proportion of court officials from this nouveau-riche class increased continuously, and the newly ascended class sought urgent cultural manifestation. The most notable result was the emergence of a literary style, literary works, and literary forms marked by a more populist and simplified approach.