吴澄“唐宋七子”说的理论价值——兼论唐宋八大家概念的形成

Theoretical Value of Wu Cheng's "the Seven Writers of the Tang and Song Dynasties"——On the Formation of Eight Great Literary Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasty As Well

吴澄是元代著名理学家、文学家,在文学理论上面也卓有建树,其"唐宋七子"说对唐宋七位古文代表作家予以高度评价,确认了从西汉到唐宋的古文传承线索,体现了复古而不泥古、在继承中提倡个性的创作追求,具有重要的理论价值。同时,"唐宋七子"说也是历史上第一次将唐宋古文代表作家予以整体性概括,是唐宋八大家概念形成的重要环节。

Among the celebrated rationalist Neo-Confucians and writers in Ming Dynasty,Wu Cheng achieved great success in literary theories.He referred to "the Seven Writers of the Tang and Song Dynasties",which sang high praise for seven representative writers,establishing the passage of classical literary styles from the Xihan Dynasty to the Tang and Song Dynasties.It has vital theoretical value in presenting the return to the ancients but not rigidly adhering to the classics,i.e.advocating personality besides carry...