As the crystallization of human spirit and soul, books play an unparalleled role in social progress. Goethe once said, "Reading a good book is like talking to many noble people." This is completely true. China's View on Ancient Literature is such a good book.
The book View of Ancient Literature was edited by Wu Chucai and Wu Tiaohou, uncles and nephews in the early Qing Dynasty. The selected prose, from pre-Qin to the end of Ming Dynasty, generally reflects the general outline of the development of prose from pre-Qin to the end of Ming Dynasty. When I read this book, it's like stepping into the lofty palace of ancient book culture in China. In my opinion, many works exude extraordinary splendour and insight, which makes people feel inseparable after reading them, and the more they read, the more meaningful they feel. Among them, the article "Shi Shuo" written by Han Yu touched me the most. I feel that every word is reasonable and every sentence is emotional.
A passage in Shi Shuo wrote: "Ancient scholars must have teachers. Teachers, so preach, teach, and solve doubts. People are not born knowing, who can have no doubt? Confused, if you don't follow the teacher, you will be confused, and finally confused ... so there is no expensive or cheap, no long or short, the existence of Tao, and the existence of teachers. " People who studied in ancient times must have their own teachers. Teachers are used to impart truth, lecture and explain difficult problems. People are not born with knowledge and truth. Who can not doubt it? If you have problems, don't learn from or consult the teacher, those problems will never be solved ... Finally, where the truth and knowledge are, the teacher is there.
After reading this passage, I immediately thought of my usual study. There were some questions I didn't understand before, so I was afraid to ask the teacher or embarrassed to ask my classmates, for fear that the teacher would blame me for not listening carefully in class; I'm afraid my classmates will make fun of me because I have good grades and don't understand the questions. Now, I finally understand what to do. If you don't understand anything in the future, you must ask others, just as the article said, "Confucius said,' A threesome requires a teacher.'" So disciples don't have to be inferior to teachers, and teachers don't have to be superior to disciples. They have a good understanding of Taoism and specialize in their skills. That's all. "Everyone has his own specialty, and there is nothing to be ashamed of when we ask others for advice.
I really benefited from reading the book China's View on Ancient Literature! I hope all the students will read this classic of Chinese studies.
It's been more than two to three years since I finished reading The View of Ancient Chinese Literature. Although I am not a professional, I have gained the most since I entered the school. Please give me your humble opinion.
There are 222 selected articles about ancient Chinese prose, and the ancient enlightenment textbooks are also introductory books for ancient people to learn. It is a great regret in my life that I started studying at the age of 30, which also shows the bias of education in contemporary China.
As far as its layout is concerned, the pre-Qin Dynasty is the best in all dynasties, Zuo Zhuan is the most popular source, and Han Yu is the most popular individual. Taking Zuo Zhuan as the purpose, it inherits the achievements of Chunqiu Yi and Han Yu's "Opening the Way and Prosperity of Buddhism". This is in line with the purpose of Qing scholars to defend morality by holding on to the disabled and keeping empty. Su Dongpo once praised Han Yu for "the decline of eight generations of literature, and Tao himself drowned in the world." According to the theory of "literature carries Tao", Han Wengong admonished people and rectified the world style, which was enough to save the tide of worshipping Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty. However, as far as writing is concerned, Han's articles do not seem to have reached such a state, and Mr. Dongpo's evaluation is also full of praise from future generations who fear sages.
Ancient and modern articles, whoever enters the first lesson, the subject matter can be big or small, but it must be done in one go, and the reverberation will be around, so that we can learn to read their books and want to treat them as people. As far as the selected articles in Guanzi are concerned, Taishigong's Letter of Appointment is undoubtedly a unique academician, ranking first in the world. The article is sincere, heartfelt, and the pen is within reach. I can't help feeling after reading it every time. It's so relieved. As for Tao Yuanming's farewell speech, Fan Zhongyan's Yueyang Tower, Ouyang Xiu's Zuiweng Pavilion, and Su Shi's Qianchibi Fu, these four strange articles are equally matched, depending on your preferences. "Draw a pot for your own concern, win the court for your own pleasure", "don't be happy with things, don't be sad for yourself", "The meaning of drunkenness is not in wine" and "swim with the flying fairy, embrace the bright moon and die together", all of which have their own advantages and there is no competition. If you don't mean "the world is worried and happy", you are superior. Life experiences are different, so don't be demanding.
The book Guanzhi has many advantages, but its shortcomings are not easy to detect, and it is believed that most of them are intentional by editors and need readers to pay more attention. Editor Wu Shu seems to pretend to be an "orthodox" scholar, emphasizing the Confucian tradition of "building morality, making meritorious deeds and making statements" and taking morality as the foundation, instead of assigning an article that pursues flowery and meaningless words; It seems that there are also people who oppose the trend of celebrities advocating talk in Wei and Jin Dynasties, so they hardly take Wei and Jin articles; Editor is a scholar in Qing Dynasty, deeply influenced by the narrow dispute between Han and Song Dynasty. Therefore, it is a great pity that Guan Ju did not bring all the articles of Neo-Confucianism in the Song Dynasty. In addition, foreigners' entry into the Qing Dynasty is something that the scholars who pretend to be "scholars" in the Qing Dynasty can't say, so Yuan and Qing's articles are not taken, even the articles of the three masters in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties are not among them. The above points have eclipsed Guanzhi.
Of all the writings in the past dynasties, the Ming Dynasty was the worst, Song Lian's writings were flattering and Yangming's mind was biased, all of which were insufficient, and the rest were even less. The reason is still incorrect. Personally, I think that perhaps the Chinese civilization has gone through more than 5,000 years, and by the Ming Dynasty, it was old, with poor national luck, conservative national conditions, insufficient heroism, and advanced age, without the weather of Han and Tang Dynasties. Academically, since the era of "classics are more important than history", that is, since the Southern Song Dynasty, the ability of self-innovation and self-reflection of Chinese civilization has been declining. From the perspective of martial arts, in the Song Dynasty, the white-faced scholar, who valued literature over martial arts, lost all his money and was helpless, became increasingly fierce from the Song Dynasty to modern times. That's pathetic!
It's been about three years since I finished reading The View of Ancient Chinese Literature. Finish reading the book "Ancient prose" every morning. Although it is not a serious job, it is the biggest gain since I entered the school. I have some experience. Please give me some humble opinions.
There are 222 selected articles about ancient Chinese prose, and the ancient enlightenment textbooks are also introductory books for ancient people to learn. It is a great regret in my life that I started studying at the age of 30, which also shows the bias of education in contemporary China.
As far as its layout is concerned, the pre-Qin Dynasty is the best in all dynasties, Zuo Zhuan is the most popular source, and Han Yu is the most popular individual. Taking Zuo Zhuan as the purpose, it inherits the achievements of Chunqiu Yi and Han Yu's "Opening the Way and Prosperity of Buddhism". This is in line with the purpose of Qing scholars to defend morality by holding on to the disabled and keeping empty. Su Dongpo once praised Han Yu for "the decline of eight generations of literature, and Tao himself drowned in the world." According to the theory of "literature carries Tao", Han Wengong admonished people and rectified the world style, which was enough to save the tide of worshipping Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty. But as far as writing is concerned, Han's articles do not seem to have reached such a state, and Mr. Dongpo's' evaluation' is full of the awe of future generations to the sages.
Ancient and modern articles, whoever enters the first lesson, the theme can be big or small, but it must be done in one go, so as to learn to read his book and want to see him. As far as the selected articles in Guanzi are concerned, Taishigong's Letter of Appointment is undoubtedly a unique academician, ranking first in the world. The article is sincere, heartfelt, and the pen is within reach. I can't help feeling after reading it every time. It's so relieved. As for Tao Yuanming's farewell speech, Fan Zhongyan's Yueyang Tower, Ouyang Xiu's Zuiweng Pavilion, and Su Shi's Qianchibi Fu, these four strange articles are equally matched, depending on your preferences. "Draw a pot for your own concern, win the court for your own pleasure", "don't be happy with things, don't be sad for yourself", "The meaning of drunkenness is not in wine" and "swim with the flying fairy, embrace the bright moon and die together", all of which have their own advantages and there is no competition. If you don't mean "the world is worried and happy", you are superior. Life experiences are different, so don't be demanding.
The book Guanzhi has many advantages, but its shortcomings are not easy to detect, and it is believed that most of them are intentional by editors and need readers to pay more attention. Editor Wu Shu seems to pretend to be an "orthodox" scholar, emphasizing the Confucian tradition of "building morality, making meritorious deeds and making statements" and taking morality as the foundation, instead of assigning an article that pursues flowery and meaningless words; It seems that there are also people who oppose the trend of celebrities advocating talk in Wei and Jin Dynasties, so they hardly take Wei and Jin articles; Editor is a scholar in Qing Dynasty, deeply influenced by the narrow dispute between Han and Song Dynasty. Therefore, it is a great pity that Guan Ju did not bring all the articles of Neo-Confucianism in the Song Dynasty. In addition, foreigners' entry into the Qing Dynasty is something that the scholars who pretend to be "scholars" in the Qing Dynasty can't say, so Yuan and Qing's articles are not taken, even the articles of the three masters in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties are not among them. The above points have eclipsed Guanzhi.
Of all the writings in the past dynasties, the Ming Dynasty was the worst, Song Lian's writings were flattering and Yangming's mind was biased, all of which were insufficient, and the rest were even less. The reason is still incorrect. Personally, I think that perhaps the Chinese civilization has gone through more than 5,000 years, and by the Ming Dynasty, it was old, with poor national luck, conservative national conditions, insufficient heroism, and advanced age, without the weather of Han and Tang Dynasties. Academically, since the era of "classics are more important than history", that is, since the Southern Song Dynasty, the ability of self-innovation and self-reflection of Chinese civilization has been declining. From the perspective of martial arts, in the Song Dynasty, the white-faced scholar, who valued literature over martial arts, lost all his money and was helpless, became increasingly fierce from the Song Dynasty to modern times. That's pathetic!