Gong Zizhen was an outstanding thinker,litterateur,and poet in the late Qing Dynasty,and one of the main representatives of the "practical and practical" trend of thought during the Jiadao period of the Qing Dynasty.The goal of Gong Zizhen’s prose creation has always been to "be practical" and undertake the historical mission of "carrying the Tao.".He advocated that prose creation should be inclusive,comprehensive,and self formed on the basis of thick accumulation.He also believed that the process of prose creation was a process of emotional agitation and true expression by the author,pursuing a natural and changeable style of writing,true and elegant emotions,and completely breaking through the shackles of Tongcheng.Gong Zizhen’s prose has a total of more than 300 pieces,among which argumentative essays on political theory,emotional essays,and monumental biographies that record people’s narratives constitute the main part of his literary prose.Gong Zizhen’s argumentative essays deal with politics and learning with a sour and spicy style,with a grand theme and a strange and quirky style of writing.They are good at rhetoric and deep in imagery.The argumentative process is magnificent,highly persuasive and infectious;Gong Zizhen is adept at using functional characters to create a fluctuating rhythm of writing,with a precipitous style and excellent insight;The form of argumentation is unique,using questions and answers as a pretext to present the situation,drawing on the "commenting on praise" style of historical biography,carrying out conclusive argumentation and interpretation of doubts,and opening with epigrams to achieve the purpose of moving the heart and ears.Gong Zizhen’s essays use concise and profound allegorical techniques to criticize current shortcomings,which shows Gong Wen’s acceptance and absorption of Buddhist scripture stories;His essays on scenery and travel take into account both poetic and documentary qualities.The coexistence of literati and scholar temperament fully reflects his talent for scenery.In addition,Gong Zizhen expressed his sense of hardship and anxiety in his essays,wrote about his solitary and heroic spirit and tragic image,and displayed his free and unrestrained personality.Gong Zizhen’s tablet biography reflects reality with its highly personal narrative perspective,highlighting its far more human outlook on women;The novel’s narrative style,which emphasizes depiction and imagination,makes the article highly romantic and legendary;Cold pen narration and selective narration make the plot of the article vivid,ingenious,and fascinating,which shows its advocating for simple and noble narrative style;The article’s language is elegant and popular,with both parallel and scattered expressions,and its writing and thinking are accessible,presenting an artistic effect that is both sound and emotional.Gong Zizhen’s prose has the beauty of masculinity and extraordinary changes.Its writing style is powerful and powerful,with a strong momentum of wind and thunder.Its writing is free and easy,and it is free and unrestrained.Laughter,anger,and abuse become articles.In the decadent and obedient literary world of the late Qing Dynasty,Gong Wen emerged as a new force.His unique artistic style created a new atmosphere of seeking novelty,change,and truth in the creation of prose in the late Qing Dynasty.During that historical period of great social changes and transitions,the sense of crisis,anxiety,and reform consciousness conveyed by Gong Zizhen’s prose were undoubtedly invaluable. |