Zeng Guofan's Literature Theory During The Transformation Period In Mordern Times

Zeng Guofan was a man of hour who enliven in the political circle and the educational world in the latter Qing dynasty. As a generation of well-versed scholar, whose study contain ancient and modern, and ability contain civil and military,education,and literary fields and so on. The times Zeng Guofan lived, was the last stage of China feudal society, the internal disorder and foreign invasion streamed, China entered the historical transition times from the feudal society to the modern society. Zeng Guofan was a typical representative, who retrieved the feudalism ruling class flagging in time reforming. He read the four books and five classics since childhood, affected deeply by Confucianism three cardinal guides and the five constant virtues ethics, and the though of "govern of very practical use", and then set up the grand aspiration of "resolve for the world, recognize and develop one's being for people, follow giving up study for the ancient sages, open the peaceful world for generations", started to explore the road to save the nation from subjugation. Zeng Guofan lived in the top digit, with the prominent reputation of himself, spread the Confucianism and make articles. Zeng Guofan's works were quite abundant, and his literary thoughts had the unique interpretation, giving the modern especially Tongcheng Shool far reaching influence.Zeng Guofan was the character who stood in the era of political and academic frontiers in late Qing dynasty, he was a Chinese traditional culture epitomize. Facing the increasingly serious national subjugation and genocide's crisis, called himself "take as a model of Tongcheng School", Zeng Guofan has not been constrained and complacent constrained by the tradition, but thought an explored ways positively to save failure and formed the unique literary thoughts which connected with the times closely.Zeng Guofan lived under the big historical background and foreign invasion hand over, Chinese and western culture blend, his literary thoughts has a complex process of evolution. Attention for the national destiny, made Zeng Guofan transform his literary thoughts constantly in the social situation which changed unceasingly, made for the maintenance of ideological feudal ruling class building, realize his great aspiration of "articles serve for the countries". The evolution of Zeng Guofan's literary thoughts reflected that the literature and politics linked closely in modern transformative times, the literature change as the government moves, but maintain its independent, too. On the one hand, Zeng Guofan's ideology of literature awaked more people to care about the destiny of nation an nationality; on the other hand, with the original opinion, the profound aesthetic significance, Zeng Guofan's literary thoughts have left the precious spiritual wealth for the later generation.