A Study of Huang Kan's View of Parallel Prose and Prose from Notes of Literary Mind and Dragon Carving
Huang Kan successively participated in the dispute between the parallel prose and prose and the old and new litera-ture debates in the late Qing dynasty and early Republican period.During this argument,Huang Kan developed his enlightened view of parallel prose and prose.In order to mediate this dispute,Huang Kan wrote Notes on Literary Mind and Dragon Carving and emphasized Liu Xie's neutral point of view.Around the focus of the debate between the schools of thought,Huang Kan de-fined literature in terms of connotation and extension.He also stressed the importance of sound and rhetoric.Facing the reality of stylistic complexity,Huang Kan advocated the study of applied genres.Huang Kan valued parallel prose and prose and focused on the importance of parallel prose.The thrust of the article and rhetorical technique are also valued by Huang Kan.He explained the rhetorical device which Liu Xie concluded,and advocated for writers to produce excellent work not only graceful but also practical.Huang Kan's enlightened view of parallel prose and prose not only corrected Tongcheng School's theoretical errors,but also amended the overly rigid theory of Wenxuan School.Huang Kan has improved the mutual integration of parallel prose school and prose school.
Huang KanNotes on Literary Mind and Dragon CarvingParallel proseRhetoricWriting theory