Title: “From Verse to Prose”——the Exploration in the Early History ofthe Writing Style during the Pre-Qin Period
Abstract: The verse is the forerunner of the prose.After the characters appeared,the oral record function of the verse,e.g.poems,was gradually weakened,which then gave the priority to the lyrical purpose,and prose became the main carrier to keep the record of texts.Prose derived from poetry.Prose and verse coexist in the remarks of hexagram lines(the Book of Changes),which can be assumed to be the transition form.The earlier prose can be traced back to the narratives in the oracle bones,and it was the beginning of prose.After the birth of bonze inscription,the material carrier of prose writing was developed greatly,and also the prose often took up more space,therefore,the prose experienced a further development.Bambooslips also provided the long prose with material basis.After the pre-Qin historical prose came into being,the narrative skills of prose became more mature.Until the last phase of the Spring and Autumn Period,when Zhu-zi proses sprang up,the writing style of prose was almost shaped.from then on,prose stepped into the mature period.
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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