2. Comment on the literary talents and shortcomings of "Today's Literati", that is, the "Seven Scholars" in Jian 'an, analyze the different writing requirements of different styles, and say that only a "generalist" can have both styles.
3. Put forward the proposition that "writing is based on qi", saying that "the turbidity of qi has a body, but it can't be caused by force" and "it can't be passed on from father to brother". The "qi" here actually refers to the temperament and personality of a writer. Cao Pi's point of view shows that he has fully realized the importance of creative individuality.
4. Discussed the social function of literature, raised it to the height of "the great cause of governing the country is an immortal event", and said that "the years of life sometimes end, and the glory ends in the body", which is not as good as the endless circulation of articles.
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Dian Lun Wen can be said to be a theoretical masterpiece of conscious literary criticism in the era of literary consciousness. Prior to this, China's ancient literary theory was still in the unconscious embryonic stage. Most of the literary theories of the pre-Qin philosophers were written. The papers of scholars in the post-Han dynasty have never been divorced from academics.
Among them, literary criticism in the form of individual prefaces and praises only discusses the works of a specific writer and is limited to an article and a book. It was not until the publication of Thesis that it became the first monograph on literary theory from a macro perspective in the history of China's literary criticism.
It shocked the stale ideas that ruled the literary world at the end of Han Dynasty. Summarized the new characteristics and experience of Jian 'an literature; Create a precedent for understanding literary criticism in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties.
Baidu Encyclopedia-"Dian Lun Paper"