A Study On Huang Zongxi's Biography Writing And Biography Theory

Huang zongxi was a great Chinese thinker who lived in the 17th century of violent political and social upheaval. He was also a great scholar who had made outstanding achievements in many fields of study. The paper dissects Huang zongxi's biography works omnibearingly and analyzes his biography theory systematical. When do this, the paper bases on the texts, combines with the human life experience and the special history background when the time from Ming dynasty turned into Qing dynasty.There are five parts in the paper. The first one: preface, summarizing and analyzing the studying situation of Huang zongxi's biography writing and biography theory, announcing the meaning of studying his biography works and biography theory. The second one: the time of Huang zongxi biography writing. This part tries to emerge the intention and pupose of Huang zongxi biography writing, when he lived on the special history background when the time from Ming dynasty turned into Qing dynasty. The third one: analysis of Huang zongxi biography. According to the different theme , this part classifies Huang zongxi biography works into six classes: honoring the members of Donglin party, singing the praise of the rebel Qing dynasty people devoted themselves to country, extoling the integrity people who wanted not to surrender the new dynasty, praizeing the adherents of fromer dynasty and the loyaland righteous person, reflecting every day life and family feeling and scholar biography. The part analyze the artistic skills and aesthetics style of Huang zongxi biography works thorough. It also point out the main artistic skills are scrupulously adiding by authentic records spirit, remonstrance social abuse, commenting on history fact and portraying the character personality feature in history atmosphere. So far as aestheticsstyle, there are main "broad" and "simple and unadorned". The fourth part : Huangzongxi biography theory study. This part generalize his biography theory systematical from five aspects. It further summarize the pursue Huang zongxi wanted to get is the harmonious unity with truth, kindness and beauty on biography writing. The fifth part: conclusion. The part summarizes Huang zongxi biography writing and biography theory and point out his biography work is the first-class in Qing dynasty and his biography theory also should have status on the history of biography theory criticism in China. Then, the part lookes into the future the prospect of Huang zongxi biography writing and biography theory.The paper study Huang zongxi's biography work and offers a careful and objective analysis. It also summarizes and generalize his biography writing's artistic skills , aesthetics style and biography theory overall. At the same time, the paper hope...