Northern Song Learning And Literature,

The dissertation doesn't conduct thorough researches on the theory, composition and history of XinXue (新学 ) school of the Northern Song Dynasty. It just approaches the relation between XinXue and literature of the Dynasty from different angles, focusing on Wang An-shi, who is not only the core of the XinXue school but also a litterateur. The dissertation consists of 8 chapters, 28 sections.To provide a basis for the researches, the first chapter traces to the source of the appellation of XinXue, and discusses the foundation of dividing its history into different stages. The second chapter narrates the history of XinXue in brief in the Northern Song Dynasty by five stages.The researches on the relation between XinXue and literature begin from the third chapter. They contain two parts: the first is the literature criticism in XinXue itself, mainly about ShiJing (诗经) hermeneutic; the second is the influence exerted on the literature of the Northern Song Dynasty by XinXue. The third chapter is on the ShiJing hermeneutic. It starts with an idea of Wang An-shi that "the ShiJing and ZhouLi (周礼 )can interpret each other", and discusses the special definition of poem, the reason of the overinterpretation in ShiYi (诗义) , and the character of shiyi as the state ideology. The forth chapter analyzes the respect for MaoShiXu (毛诗序 ) and the types of overinterpretation in ShiYi.The fifth chapter researches the process of JingYi (经义) forming, and the influences on the style of scholars and academy of the late Northern Song Dynasty by examining students in JingYi. The sixth chapter researches the relation between "JingShu" (经术) and the form , strategy of expression and style of Wang An-shi's essays. The seventh chapter discusses the relation between Buddhism and Wang An-shi' s Buddhism poems. The last chapter discusses the relation between the theory of unifying the morality of XinXue and Wang An-shi's recognition of the applied function of literature. It also reveals the reason of despotism of thought and culture flaunting the banner of XinXue.