An Analysis of Phrase"Worship for All Gods"in Essay Wen Xin Diao Long:Zhu Meng
The Spring and Autumn Period was a turning point in the development of the Congratulatory Messages.In the essay Wen Xin Diao Long:Zhu Meng,Liu Xie summarized the situation of the Spring and Autumn Annals with the phrase"Worship for All Gods",and proposed writing requirements such as"subduing the spirit and being pragmatic,cultivating language and sincerity,with a clear conscience","must be sincere with respect",and"should be respectful and mournful".Liu Xie criticized the unsatisfactory"Worship for All Gods"in the Congratulatory Messages,reflecting his conservative literary style.However,the phenomenon of"Worship for All Gods"in the Congratulatory Messages precisely reflects that the development of Congratulatory Messages from sacredness to secularization is an inevitable trend and has positive significance,which should be affirmed.
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