The appreciation of ancient literature in China is different from that in the west, which is due to the social, cultural, thinking and expression habits. Prose-style poetry talk has a lot to do with China's first poetry talk-Ouyang Xiu's Poetry Talk on June 1st in Song Dynasty. At the beginning of his poetry talk, Ouyang Xiu said that his creative purpose was to "chat with capital" (the inscription at the beginning of "Poetry Talk on June 1"), so he did not pay attention to complete preparation, or took notes, or argued, or analyzed sentences, and there was no set requirement. A large number of poetic works in the future are mostly related to items, and there is no internal connection between articles, which makes the content appear wide and large, and it is a loose collection. Some of them discuss the purpose of poetry, but also trace back to the origin of poetry schools, comment on famous works, pick up beautiful words and make sentences, talk about creative techniques, and even describe anecdotes in poetry circles, textual research on famous people and things, and interpret slang words with difficult words. And some appreciation of poetry is also unified in this style, and the natural essay style has become a common style. When indirect and casual style is applied to novels, operas and other long works, it is also transformed into critical style. Comments are also a casual feeling, which is different from today's comments or appreciation articles. On the one hand, this method originated from the earliest recording system, and Confucian works such as The Analects of Confucius and Mencius have a far-reaching influence on scholars. On the one hand, influenced by Buddhism's view of Zen, Buddhists demand "enlightenment", so preaching is simple and mysterious, and they even think that as long as they smile, they can solve the problem, and they don't need long speeches or careful arguments. Another reason is that the wind of speaking freely began in Wei and Jin Dynasties, and it is unstoppable. Its talk is about people, scenery and poetry. It is impromptu and arbitrary, without constancy of object, systematicness of content and rigor of structure. In the ancient feudal society based on small-scale production for a long time, its mode of production and economic relations limited people's horizons, suffocated people's hearts and shaped people's thinking. They often emphasize that the micro is better than the macro, the feeling is better than the analysis, the part is better than the whole, and the independence is better than the connection, so they are used to writing articles with feelings and comments. Under this ideological and cultural background, a traditional way of appreciation has naturally formed.
After long-term practice and development, ancient literature appreciation methods have their own advantages and disadvantages. Its advantages are short and pithy, light and handy, and only by taking its essence and removing its coarseness can it become its spring. Its disadvantage is that it is too narrow and hasty, only seeing the part, not seeing the overall situation, and it is easy to have one-sided views and make biased statements. Because this method has been used for a long time and there are many discerning people, it has become a popular form. Because there are many insights, it enriches the content of ancient literature appreciation, provides experience and lays a theoretical foundation. Today, on the one hand, a large number of poems, essays, plays and novels are published, which not only provides people with materials for study and research, but also shows that these appreciation methods are still welcomed by readers today. On the other hand, new poems written by modern people, such as Hundred Poems of Tang and Song Dynasties, and other new critical works, such as Six Classical Novels of the New School, have been published, which shows that these traditional ways can still be some useful forms as long as they are reformed with new ideas and methods.
The traditional way of appreciation needs to be inherited and developed. Some ancient appreciation articles, with extraordinary opinions and gorgeous words, not only inspired people's thinking, but also became the object of appreciation. Unlike some appreciation articles written today, it is dull and dull, which makes people feel that if they listen to the autopsy report, they will not be able to set each other off and complement each other with the original. Of course, for the traditional way, we should also foster strengths and avoid weaknesses, make it scientific, rigorous, systematic and modern, and better serve today's readers. On the basis of summarizing and inheriting traditional methods, we should create and improve the literary appreciation style with both national traditional color and modern scientific spirit, and raise the literary appreciation in the new period to a brand-new realm.