Southern System Of Selecting Officials And Literature

The selection system in the Southern Dynasty is during the key period from "Cha ju" system in the Han Dynasty to "Ke ju" system in the Sui Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, so it has many kinds of selection forms. Consequently, it has great impact on the literati and their literature activity. The aim of this dissertation is to discuss the relation between the selection system and the literature in the Southern Dynasty, and try to provide a new visual angle of literature activity on the base of the official position system in the Southern Dynasty.In this dissertation, the investigated period is from the Liu-Song Dynasty to the Chen Dynasty (420-589), and the principal part is mainly the literati who have been officials during more than 170 years. It is divided into seven parts as follows:Preface: A brief introduction of the reason, related studies, and investigation methods of the dissertation.Chapter 1: The different kinds of literati to be officials and the supporting evidences.Chapter 2: The influence of "Jiu pin zhong zheng zhi" system on the division of the literati level, the literati psychology, and the literature activity.Chapter 3: The evolvement of "Cha ju" system, examination system and literature style in the Southern Dynasty, i.e. the relation between the bud of "Ke ju" system and literature.Chapter 4: The relation of the local government selection system and the literature in the Southern Dynasty, mainly including the literature group, landscape poems and "Yue fu" poems.The above four chapters can be seen as one part, i.e. the literature is investigated from the view of the selection system, and the emphasis is on "the first official position" and literature.Chapter 5: The influence of "Waiting-for appointment" system on the development of literature in the Southern Dynasty: It was found that the system has active effect on development of the literature.Chapter 6: The relation between official appointment of "Shang shu Sheng", "Zhong shu sheng" and literature. It is mainly about the selection of "Shang shu lang", "Shang shu zhu ke lang", "Zhong shu lang", "Zhong shu she ren", the reason why the official document is apt to "Pian wen", and its contribution to the literature development.The above three chapters is seen as the second part. It is about the appointment of the central government and the literature, mainly emphasized on the "Appointment system" and literature. Finally, results and remaining results, a conclusion of the dissertation.