The Theoretical Direction of "Writing Ancient Prose with the Method of Fashionable Prose" in Ming and Qing Dynasties

In Ming and Qing Dynasties, Writing Ancient with the Method of Fashionable Prose equalled toWriting Ancient with the Method of Eight-part Essay, the theory of which generally pointed to three aspects: firstly, from the standpoint of article spectroscopy, the writing constituents in Eight-part Essay contributed to the writing of ancient prose and enriched its expressional skills; secondly, from the point of view of traditional belief that Article Was a Tool to Express Doctrine, Eight-part Essay could speak for saints and set an example in the aspect of quoting the saints' classics for ancient prose; thirdly, from the point of view of function and value judgments, Eight-part Essay did harm to ancient prose and degraded its rank .