Brief Analysis of Yao Ying's Literary Theory from the Perspective of Correspondence
Yao Ying's literary thought has a significant place in the history of ancient Chinese literary theory.Among them,literary theories such as"writing for conveying truth","political pragmatism through writing"and"There is no such thing as ancient or modern literature"are scattered in his correspondence and are an integral part of Yao Ying's literary thought.Specifically,the phrase"writing for conveying truth"embodies Yao Ying's Confucian moral thought and represents the basic viewpoint of the literati of the Tongcheng school;The concept of"economy"first appears in Yao Ying's correspondence,and its core meaning is that literature should be conducive to social develop-ment,which gradually became the mainstream;The view that"There is no such thing as ancient or modern litera-ture"also changed in Yao Ying,and was in fact the epitome of the mentality of the literati of the time.As a"person present"in the Jiadao period,Yao Ying's literary theory reflects a large number of literary facts at that time,and has rich research value.
Yao YingCorrespondenceLiterary thoughtTongcheng school
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