"spring And Autumn Annals" Of Literary History Significance

Yan Zi Chun Qiu creats an image of Yanzi with distintive character . This article tries to explain its significance in literature culture.This article consists four parts:First, " the ancestor of biography " . Compared with other proses in the Pre-Qin days, we can see that characteristic of Yan Zi Chun Qiu in contents is narrating a historical personage's life , so it is sorted in the category of "historical biographies" in Greneral Catalogue for the Complete Collection in Four Treasuries . Yan Zi Chun Qiu also has the primary characteristics possessed by the later excellent biography literatures, so it is the beginning of that.Seond, to describe a character by narrating his deeds . Every story in Yan Zi Chun Qiu demonstrates some aspect of Yan Zi's disposition , and when summed up there is an image of Yan Zi with complete and full characterictics. Compared with the proses in the Pre-Qin days, we can see that the mode of creating image is solely bared in Yan Zi Chun Qiu , which is followed by later narrative literatures.Third, to dedicate himself to his state without caring about his interest. The politician personality of being concerned about his state and his people, loyal and incorruptible, shows a moral spirit. This works and others such as Zuo Zhuan , The Analects of Confucius , and The Mencius all show that in eary phase of Chinese literatures. There has been a tradition of carrying morality of one's own accord, which is carried forward and promoted by later critics. This spirit exists as a red thread through Chinese literature development and Yan Zi Chun Qiu is the originator.Fourth, to work for the country but there is no chance. As an excellent politician, Yan Zi felt bitter greatly in his heart. This is because he thinks himself as an intellectual and hopes to make great achievements and realizes his life value,...