Recognition of the Value of Liu Zongyuan's Biography
Liu Zongyuan's biography has not only literary value,but also historical value.Its historiography value lies in the fact that it records the contents that have not been contained or been ignored in the official histo-ry,and can make up for the faults of history.It can also confirm the development of historiography in the Middle Tang Dynasty,which contains a strong sense of historiography criticism,involving the moral standard of histori-ography criticism,the treatig of historical facts and the causes of historical changes.Liu Zongyuan's achieve-ments in history literature are also remarkable.In the arrangement of historical events,he insisted on the idea of recording,and made the selection and arrangement of historical events concise and comprehensive;In the narra-tive art,the use of language,expression,details,contrast and other literary techniques to create the image of the narrator,the character creation style is simple and natural.
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