Li Xiang’s Parallel Prose Theory And Writing Practice

At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China,the invasion of Western learning and the prosperity of the vernacular had a great impact on traditional academics.Especially after the New Culture Movement,vernacular writing has become the mainstream,and parallel prose and prose have been branded as "Tongcheng’s fallacious species,Xuanxue’s remnants".In addition to the confrontation between Chinese and foreign literature,the opposition between parallel prose and prose still exists under the mainstream of the fusion of parallel and prose.Under such circumstances,Li Xiang still insisted on the creation of traditional parallel prose,and his creation of parallel prose was praised at that time.Through the collection and arrangement of the documents in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China,this paper places Li Xiang under the background and trend of the times,and grasps his parallel prose theory and parallel prose works.The thesis consists of five parts.The introduction part sorts out and summarizes the researches of Li Xiangpian’s prose,and puts forward his own thoughts on some of the ambiguous issues.First,Li Xiang’s view of parallelism is a blend of parallelism or an emphasis on parallelism and suppression.The author thought it was a blend of parallel and scattered prose,but unconsciously showed a tendency to attach importance to parallel prose.Second,whether most of Li Xiang’s parallel prose creations are entertainment works,it is difficult to reflect the "accommodating hardships".The author thinks that entertainment works do not take up much volume,and Li Xiang’s parallel prose has its true feelings reflected in the works.The first chapter mainly discusses the background of the formation of Li Xiang’s parallel theory from two aspects: social background and personal situation.The social background is explained from three aspects: the revival of the traditional thought of the world,the consequences of the invasion of Western learning,and the development of parallel prose itself.The traditional academic status has gradually declined or even died out due to the invasion of Western learning;the parallel prose has rescued itself and re-proclaimed the "authentic theory of parallel prose",which is combined with the vernacular prose.But the decline of parallel prose is doomed.In this situation,Li Xiang is quite traditional,taking the road of imperial examinations,doing traditional academics,and diligently studying in hardships.The second chapter introduces Li Xiang’s theory of parallel prose,and interprets it from three aspects: the historical view of parallel prose,the view of parallel prose and the view of criticism of parallel prose.In the historical view of parallel prose,Li Xiang did not write much,but made a simple outline.The parallel prose originated from nature and was formed in the Wei and Jin Dynasties.Taking the Six Dynasties as the standard,the Tang Dynasty transformed,the Yuan and Ming Dynasties declined,the Qing Dynasty was revived,and there were many factions in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China.There are few famous scholars,and there are many pseudo-forms,and one of the reasons for the revival of parallel prose in the Qing Dynasty is erudition.In the concept of parallelism,Li Xiang advocates communication and parallelism,and advocates the use of both,and the single and complex phases are the body.In the criticism of parallel prose,Li Xiang pays attention to the cultivation of learning,opposes the style of empty and sparseness and does not learn,uses the empty words and discusses the parallel prose in a natural way,which fully reflects his influence by the trend of the times and his acceptance of the parallel prose of the Six Dynasties.The third chapter analyzes Li Xiang’s parallel prose creation.The number of Li Xiang’s parallel essays is only 80,and they are both versatile.Although there are a certain amount of entertainment works,most of the works are rich in content,both family and national worries and personal feelings.The style of the works is sincere,natural and smooth,and has the legacy of Wei and Jin Dynasties.The fourth chapter briefly summarizes the status and influence of Li Xiang’s parallel essays.In the eyes of contemporaries in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China,Li Xiang was a relatively outstanding parallel prose writer,but his achievements in parallel prose theory were not as good as his creations.However,Li Xiang had a certain influence in opposing the sparseness of space at that time and on the preservation of data in later generations.