Research On The Commenting And Selecting Of The Notes Of Classical Chinese

The Notes of Classical Chinese was not only a kind of teaching material which was adapted by Private tutor in the period of Kangxi, in Qing Dynasty, but also the most influent ancient writing which spread most extensively until now. It is studied by scholars from the general perspective of whether the adapted material inferior or the superior, the remark proper or not, and the long or short notation, while for its purpose and property of service for the Imperial Examination is often denied and criticized even not mentioned. From the two aspects of selecting and valuing, the teaching material characters of the Notes of Classical Chinese, the purpose for the Imperial Examination System and the relation with the writing of Eight-Part Essay will be discussed slightly in this paper in four parts.In chapter one, the types of extracted ancient writing in ancient China and the evolvement of concept of it will be analyzed. According to the purpose, effect and function of the extracted writing, it can be divided into four types: the type of Redundant Chinese, high-Taoism, the Gathering Together of Scattered Writings, and teaching material for the Imperial Examination, while the denotation and connotation of ancient writing are different in different periods and extracted ancient writings. As the teaching material for Imperial Examination, the Notes of Classical Chinese is decided that the extracted writings are conveying truth which identifies with the Eight-Part Essay in term of spirit.In chapter two, the background of the Notes of Classical Chinese is demonstrated. First, at the beginning of Qing Dynasty, the cultural policy of Homage to Confucius and Confucianism and the elegant style of writing made by the officialization of neo-Confucianism have limited the elegant legitimism of the selected part in The Notes of Classical Chinese;Second, since the Nan Song Dynasty, the practice of"the ancient radicals are for the present ones"makes the two kinds of articles exchange and blend mutually. And the relationship between the two is realized by assessing the ancient writings. And the Notes of Classical Chinese is the embodiment of this relationship. Third, the experience and the evaluating results from the ancient prose from Nan Song Dynasty provide lots of excellent ancient articles and evaluating theory and terms. The trend of literatural thought of accommodating the Qin-Han school to the Tang-Song school in the early Qing Dynasty is also an important element in influencing the choice of the articles of the Notes of Classical Chinese.In chapter three, the practicability characters that the Notes of Classical Chinese service for Imperial Examinations is discussed by studying on its material characters from some aspects such as the selecting principle, geners and styles. The system of ancient writing,constructed by he Finest of Ancient Prose,is of conveying truth writings, which is closely related to the writing of Eight-Part Essay based on the adaptation of cultural policy in the early Qing Dynasty. This system does not aim to the Literariness of ancient articles, but to the Moral principle to maintain. Therefore, the ancient articles in it do not mean the common essays as what we call in ancient times.In chapter four, the relationship between the criticizing and selecting of the Notes of Classical Chinese and the writings of Eight-Part Essay is mainly studied. The remark on The Notes of Classical Chinese has fully absorbed the remark work of ancestors and contemporary. However, it didn't carry on all of it, only partly, and added there own standpoint. Specifically, it absorbed the forefathers'remark work on grammar, and enhanced the explanation on meaning and logic of articles. The remark on ancient article by the Notes of Classical Chinese is totally similar to the marking criterion of the Eight-Part Essay in the early Qing Dynasty: theory, principle, rhtoric, mood,which proves completely the property of service for the Eight-Part Essay. The theories prose constructed by the remarks on the Notes of Classical Chinese is neither the sheer theories for ancient writings, nor for the nowadays ones, but a mixture of the two. It is a new theories of prose which has deep influence on the current theories of prose.