A Study On The Literature Thoughts In The Prefaces To Poetry And The Fu Of The Wei Jin Dynasties

During the Wei Jin Dynasties, prefaces, as one modality of literature criticism in most cases, embody the literature thoughts of the time, which cover the views on literary functions, theories of literary creation, appreciation theories of literature and stylistics and so on. It is theoretically significant that prefaces present innovative views on theory category, theoretical viewpoints and theoretical methods. The prefaces to poetry and the fu reflect writers'understanding on the nature of literature and the law of literature creation and incarnate the vicissitude of the literary conception, which are the embodiment and the product of literature consciousness. As one modality of literature criticism, the prefaces to poetry and the fu gird themselves for refinement of literature theory, and promote the prosperity of literature theory of the Wei Jin Dynasties.