Liu Zongyuan is a philosopher and writer with profound thoughts. He attaches great importance to the content of the article, and advocates that it is feasible to write "Tao" for the benefit of the country and the people. He attaches importance to the social function of literature and emphasizes that literature should be beneficial to the world. He advocates the perfect combination of ideological content and artistic form, points out that writing must be serious and emphasizes the importance of writers' moral cultivation. He admired the articles of the pre-Qin and Han Dynasties, and proposed to learn from Confucian classics, Zhuangzi, Laozi, Li Sao and Historical Records. And learn from it, thinking that it can be used by me, but don't give up eating because of choking.
Most of Ouyang Xiu's prose is rich in content and magnificent, with a natural, smooth and euphemistic artistic style. The narrative is euphemistic and concise; The discussion is thoughtful, but full of internal logical power. Composite structures can be tortuous and very compact.
Su Xun's prose has distinct arguments, strong arguments, sharp language and strong persuasiveness. The artistic style is magnificent and varied. Some articles are also good at twists and turns. The language of his article is concise, concise and meaningful; But sometimes it can be compared.
In Song Dynasty, Su Shi made great achievements in poetry, prose, ci, calligraphy and painting. He is a rare literary genius in the history of China.
Among the "Three Sus", Su Shi's literary achievements are the highest. Su Shi devoted his life to literary and artistic creation. He attaches importance to the social function of literature, opposes "Zhong Hua despises reality" and emphasizes that the author should have a complete life experience. He believes that writing should be "like flowing water, with no definite quality at the beginning", "natural in arts and sciences, full in posture" (thanks to the teacher's book), and be brave in innovation and originality. Su Shi attaches great importance to the discussion of literary and artistic creation skills. He explained "expressing words" by "seeking the beauty of things is like catching shadows from the wind", and then "knowing things in the mouth and hands" (Thank the teacher's book), which touched the special law of literary and artistic creation. Su Shi's creative practice embodies his literary view.
Su Zhe's prose shows the style of moving foreign countries into gardens and the spirit of elegance and elegance, and he also has his own views on ancient prose. In his book Han Taiwei, he put forward the theory of "Wen Qi", that is, "Shirley, the shape of qi" and talked about the method of "nourishing qi". He is good at political theory and historical theory. Talk about world events, such as the new theory, the book of emperors, the theory of six countries, the theory of three kingdoms and so on. , can learn from the lessons of the past, criticize the shortcomings of the present, and have insight in innovative politics. In addition, Fu is also well written, such as Zhu Mo Fu, which depicts the shape of bamboo in a meticulous and poetic way. His writing style is Wang Yang's and elegant, such as Huangzhou Kuaizai Pavilion, which integrates scenery, narration, lyricism and discussion, and clearly embodies the style of Su Zhe's prose. He also played a positive role in the development of prose.
Wang Anshi is a great politician and writer. His prose is rough, powerful and simple. He has a clear political view, sharp words and outstanding opinions.
Ceng Gong is a supporter and participant of Ouyang Xiu's ancient prose movement. Advocating that Tao precedes Wen. His writing style is natural and simple, and he doesn't pay much attention to literary talent. Among the eight people, he is the most emotionless one. His articles are rarely lyrical, mostly argumentative and narrative. His prose is good at argumentation, and it is well demonstrated. For example, Shang Ouyang Xiu's book of Scheeren and Shang Cai's book of bachelor's degree discuss the gains and losses of the past dynasties, which is impressive. The Preface to Ang Lee's Second Life and the Preface to Wang Pingfu's Collected Works pour out the grievances of talents and talents, and the style of writing is simple, vertical and horizontal opening and closing, stirring and wonderful. "Zhao Gong Yuezhou Disaster Relief" writes the complicated things clearly and methodically. In his narrative, there are occasional works about scenery, depicting great works. For example, the mountains and rivers described in Daoshan Pavilion are dangerous. "Mo Chi Collection" talks about the past and the present, which is not without insight. Ceng Gong Biography of the History of the Song Dynasty commented on his article: "It is difficult to stand between Ouyang Xiu and Wang Anshi, rich but not annoying, simple but not gloomy, and the family is different."