Han Yu

Han Yu
Han Yu
Traditional Chinese	韓愈
Simplified Chinese	韩愈
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Hán Yù
Gwoyeu Romatzyh	Harn Yuh
Wade–Giles	Han2 Yü4
IPA	[xǎn ŷ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Hòhn Yuh
Jyutping	Hon4 Jyu6
IPA	[hɔn˩ jy˨]
Southern Min
Tâi-lô	Hân Jú

Names
	Family name: Hán 韓; Given name: Yù 愈; Courtesy name: Tuìzhī 退之
Posthumous name
	韓文公

Han Yu
Han Yu
Born	768; Heyang (now Mengzhou, Henan)
Died	824 (aged 55–56)
Names
Names
	Family name: Hán 韓; Given name: Yù 愈; Courtesy name: Tuìzhī 退之
Posthumous name
	韓文公
Occupation	Essayist, philosopher, poet, politician

Han Yu (Chinese: 韓愈; 768 – 25 December 824), courtesy name Tuizhi (Chinese: 退之), and commonly known by his posthumous name Han Wengong (韓文公), was an essayist, Confucian scholar, poet, and government official during the Tang dynasty who significantly influenced the development of Neo-Confucianism.^[1] Described as "comparable in stature to Dante, Shakespeare or Goethe" for his influence on the Chinese literary tradition,^[2] Han Yu stood for strong central authority in politics and orthodoxy in cultural matters.

He is often considered to be among China's finest prose writers.^[3] Ming dynasty scholar Mao Kun (茅坤) ranked him first among the "Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song".^[4]

^ Hartman, Charles (1998). Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Volume 1. pp. 221–222. ISBN 978-81-7833-093-8 – via Google Books.
^ William H. Nienhauser Jr., ed. (1986). The Indiana Companion to Traditional Chinese Literature. Indiana University Press. pp. 397–399. ISBN 0-253-32983-3.
^ Gladys Yang (1984). Poetry and prose of the Tang and Song. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-8351-1164-5.
^ Sigfried J. de Laet, ed. (1994). History of Humanity: From the seventh to the sixteenth century. p. 1083. ISBN 978-92-3-102813-7.

[1] Hartman, Charles (1998). Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Volume 1. pp. 221–222. ISBN 978-81-7833-093-8 – via Google Books.

[indiana-2] William H. Nienhauser Jr., ed. (1986). The Indiana Companion to Traditional Chinese Literature. Indiana University Press. pp. 397–399. ISBN 0-253-32983-3.

[3] Gladys Yang (1984). Poetry and prose of the Tang and Song. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-8351-1164-5.

[4] Sigfried J. de Laet, ed. (1994). History of Humanity: From the seventh to the sixteenth century. p. 1083. ISBN 978-92-3-102813-7.

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