What was the first parallel prose in history?

The first parallel prose in the past dynasties was Preface to Wang Tengting.

Preface to Wang Tengting is a parallel essay by Wang Bo, a writer in the Tang Dynasty. From the terrain, talents and banquets of Hongdu, the article describes the grandeur, broad vision, tight autumn and bright scenery of Wang Teng Pavilion. Then from banquet entertainment to life experience, express the feelings of life experience.

Then the writer's experience and confession should be encouraged by himself, and finally end with poetry and self-deprecating words. The full text reveals the author's ambition and resentment. Except for a few function words, the whole article is double. Syntax consists of four sentences and six sentences, arranged neatly; Almost a whole story, more natural and appropriate, elegant and skilled. ?

The full text is mainly composed of four or six sentences, with four or six miscellaneous sentences. Seven sentences, six sentences, four sentences, three sentences, two sentences and even one sentence are used alternately according to the needs of ideographic expression, so that the rhythm is clear and the content is integrated. Generally speaking, two words are used to express feelings (there are two places in the article: "Hehe" and "Alas").

Three sentences and four sentences are used at the beginning or turning point of a topic. A combination of six or seven sentences is a plain narrative. Four or six sentences or four or six sentences are used together as the unfolding part of narrative or lyric. There is only one word "Bo", which refers to oneself and expresses Teton. In this way, the writing of the whole article is ups and downs and natural circulation.

Brief introduction of the author

Wang Bo (650-676) was born in Longmen, Jiangzhou (now Hejin, Shanxi). Wen Zi, grandson of Wang Tong, a scholar at the end of Sui Dynasty, was a poet in Tang Dynasty. At the age of fourteen, he was named as a "sojourner" and "Chao Saburo". Offended by his composition, he lived in Sichuan and was exiled. Later, Zhou joined the army, committed a capital crime, was pardoned and dismissed. In 27 years, he drowned because he crossed the South China Sea to visit his father.

He is as famous as Yang Jiong, Lu and Liu, and is called "four outstanding men in the early Tang Dynasty". He is good at five laws and five unique skills, and his representative works include "Farewell to Vice Governor Du to Shu". The main literary achievement is parallel prose, and the representative work is Preface to Wang Tengting.