曾国藩“中兴桐城”的历史语境及其作用

Historical Context of Zeng Guofan's "Resurgence of Tongcheng Group" and Its Effect

桐城派在有清一代长期占据统治地位,被誉为文坛正宗,影响长达二、三百年之久,但到后期已呈衰退之势,已经不能适应时代发展和文学自身变革的需求。正是在这一独特的历史语境下,曾国藩通过对桐城派的改造和革新,使其再度走向"中兴",并影响了清朝末期半个多世纪。

Tongcheng Group has long been a dominating literary branch in Qing dynasty, and honored as an orthodox school in literature fields. Its influence has continued for two to three hundred years. Yet it declines in the end for not fitting for the development of new age or transformation of literature. In this unique historical context, Zeng Guofan makes resurgence of Tongcheng Group once more and influences the late Qing dynasty for half a century, letting it transform and innovate.