Fang Xiaoru Literary Thought And The Yuan And Ming Literary Direction

In the later Yuan and early Ming Dynasty, the development of literature had experienced a dynamic process of change from formation of Fany Xiaoru's literary thought to his being a important figure in literary arena following Song Lian and Liu Ji, also to formation of the cabinet style following him. The article describes this dynamic process and discusses the cause and connotation of Fang Xiaoru's literary thought, as well as its characteristics to decide his position which has been serviced as a link between past and future in literary arena by considering general picture of literary arena, thinking tide of history, Fany Xiaoru's composition and his theory of criticism.It is presented consistency between Fany Xiaoru's composition and his theory of criticism which adapted itself to requirement of period and developed its peculiarity. Also his writing practice and theory of criticism put the concept of literature manifesting the Dao and the elegant and orthodox writing style into exist, which had been advocated by literati of the eastern Zhejiang on behalf of official consciousness in the early Ming dynasty and could not be realized under politics going from bad to worse. However, after JingNan event, literati adapted themselves to requirement of period and inherited rational thought as well as literature view based on morality on background of the Neo-Confucianism being worshipped. But they extinguished the responsible and vigorous spirits embodied in Fany Xiaoru's literature as both one's moral and character and value orientation has changed under the feudal imperial power monarchy. This has caused a standstill situation of literature in the early Ming Dynasty, it also handicapped literature development in the Ming Dynasty.