试论曾国藩对桐城派之变革与超越

A Comment on Zeng Guofan's Reforming and Overstepping of Tongcheng Group

曾国藩师法桐城,又处处超越桐城。为了追求“澄清无滓”的雅洁文风,方苞反对其他文体对古文的侵犯。曾氏把骈文与辞赋引入创作之中,一改桐城文的单调贫乏。曾国藩倡导“气盛”文学理论,要求作雄奇之文,矫正桐城派柔弱之弊。适应朝代剧变的需要,变革姚鼐主张、增添“经济之学”。曾国藩的种种变革,达到了“中兴桐城”之宗旨。

Zeng Guofan studied and surmounted Tongcheng Group. In order to seek the elegant and immediate style, Fang Bao opposed other literary forms; infringing of ancient Chinese prose. Zeng Guofan introduced parallel prose and fu style into literary creation and changed the dull condition. He proposed the literary theory of high atmosphere and asked to write powerful essays. In order to adapt to the drastic change of the times, he added economics to literature to reform Yao Nai＇s theory and numbers of his reforms reached the aim of the restoration of Tongcheng Group.