A Study On Biao Of Tang Dynasty

Biao,a prose writing style submitted by the inferiors to the emperor in ancient China,emerged during the Three dynasties,developed in Han dynasty and boomed in Tang dynasty.There are 1,765 pieces of Biao,unprecedented both in quantity and quality,in The Complete Prose of Tang Dynasty.Statistics are collected and development trends of Biao in Tang dynasty are analyzed in the essay in the sequence of time,which consists of Introduction expounding on related research,significance and methods,and the main body consisting of four chapters:Chapter one mainly defines the prose of Biao and traces back to its origin,which firstly specifies the research scope through explaining the definition of Biao and then clarifies the development and evolution course through probing into the origin of Biao.Chapter two mainly discusses the categories of Biao in Tang dynasty.Biao in Tang dynasty can be classified as congratulations,acknowledgements,suggestions,compliments,requests,testaments and statements,and so forth in terms of functions.The functions of Biao can be understood more easily and accurately through analyzing characteristics of various kinds of Biao based on classified statistics.Chapter three mainly expounds on the development and evolutions of Biao in Tang dynasty.Typical writers and works are selected in combination with historical backgrounds in the sequence of earlier,developed,middle and late periods of the dynasty to discuss the development and evolution tracks,Causes and influences of Biao in Tang dynasty with the emphasis on its progress being more like rhythmical prose characterized by parallelism and ornateness.Chapter four mainly focuses on the status and influence of Biao in Tang dynasty.By then,Biao has developed perfectly in writing system,including writing requirements,contents and themes,and so on,highly developed in the artistic usage of allusions,antithesis and wording,and so forth,as a result of years of exploration in language style,influencing significantly on the writing of essays in later generations including document writing in modern times.