A Study On The Theory Of Distinction Between The Poetry And The Prose From ChengHua To The End Of LongQing In Ming Dynasty

The poetry and the prose were two big literary styles in the literature of ancient China. In the creation practice and theory, whether do these two kind of literary styles concurrently melt,which always was the continuous topic in the literature Theory of ancient China,and so, there has been the massive theory to distinguish the poetry and the prose. The richest time about the achievements of theories is from Cheng Hua to the end of Long Qing. In the earlier period, the difference between the prose and the poetry of Chaling groups,first seven groups produced under the background of counter- Neo-Confucianism,and the counter-prevalent abuse of Song poem, mainly emphasized in the intonation of prose, the content and the function, the difference of expression way . Them emphasized in the difference between the prose and the poetry by the extreme manner, hoped to remove the injuring that the prose harms to poetry, to expressed the new humanities spirit well which unceasingly emerged in that times. Later period, the theory of the difference between the prose and the poetry of later seven groups, Tang Song groups Inherited preliminary theory. Because of The influence from heart study thought, the theory of the difference between the prose and the poetry in that times had showed the Intelligent signs, the theory system proceeded to Scientific and perfect stags day by day. They mainly emphasized in same characteristic about Structure law, esthetic style and expression way between the prose and the poetry, in order to enhance the literature esthetic of the prose . The changes about the theory of the differences between the prose and the poetry from first to later showed the evolution from inside to outside and from concrete to abstract , the attention angle of view also changed from poetry to prose.The theory of the difference between the prose and the poetry In this period had great contributions to restore the poetry special characteristic in the music, expressed feeling,simplicit expression, and purified the literature idea, promoted the development of literature in the middle and later Ming dynasty. Because of narrowly faction Views and the aggressively thoughts stemmed from the sectarianism, the theory of the difference between the prose and the poetry In this period unavoidably to show the excessive shortcoming , leaved the question to people in latter Ming and Qing dynasty to solve.