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Vitality, Determination and Spirit: A Study of Ancient Chinese Prose on the Case of Han Yu and Liu Z

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To place high value on the force of writing in writing prose was prevailing in ancient China. (2) But to received the view that the force of writing playing a critical role in writing prose was not since the appearance of the great masters of the writer of the prose writing in the Tang and the Song Dynasties. (3) Han Yu claimed "with imposingness, what ever speech, long or short, accented or unaccented, my come willingly to my pen." The great writer brought the flavor, intriguing or fasinating of poem into the prose writing opening up a new prospect in what we call the ancient Chinese prose or the prose written in classical literature style. (4) An other great prose writer Liu Zongyuan advocated that to write prose the first necessasity is the state of mind; determination is the spirit of vitality and the spirit is the essence of determination. Liu had used the forms of metaphor and falbe to write his resentments and wills and vis vitalis in prose style. Again, he had wrote a number of descriptions of scenic spots, which bring readers' thought turn to things distinct. (5) In practising of writing prose, Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan had written abundance of works, rich and thick, by which we do find the masters had done their best to give full expression of their thoughts of Chinese Classic style of writing.
Published: May 30, 2003
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