Exploring the Literary Value of Cheng Ju's The Story of Lintai
As a monograph dedicated to the Guange system of the Northern Song Dynasty,The Story of Lintai presents an important historical value and documentary value.In the postscript for The Story of Lintai,Li Guangting appraised it with"description of the kindness and honor of the scholars in the early Song Dynasty and the brilliant writing",which is a great affirmation of its literary value.The literary expression of"literary brilliance"is reflected through"description of the grace and glory",including the creative spirit in the special style of advocating"free-dom",the narrative feature of"simplicity"in discussion on historical events,and the characteristics of inheritance in contents about historical events.The Story of Lintai not only preserves a large number of poems and articles but also expresses rich literary concepts and preserves literati anecdotes.Its literary value as a historical note is not only a supplement to the literary historical materials of the Song Dynasty,but more importantly,it has greatly promoted the prosperity and development of the Song Dynasty literature.
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