The evolution and causes of the stylization of the Lun in imperial examination of the Song dynasty:also on the stylization change and stereotyping of the imperial examination literary style
The evolution and causes of the stylization of the Lun in imperial examination of the Song dynasty:also on the stylization change and stereotyping of the imperial examination literary style
The process of stylization of the Lun in imperial examination in the Song dynasty began during the Xining and Yuanfeng periods of the Northern Song dynasty,rather than the early years of the Southern Song as traditionally believed.This change was closely related to Wang Anshi's reform of the imperial exami-nations,which brought the Jingyi into the examination.The Guanti and the Lunyao were directly derived from the stylization of Jingyi,thus the stylization of the Lun was the result of the change from the Jingyi format.This transformation first occurred in the later period of the Northern Song in the Taixue,and gradually became widespread with the dissemination of the anthologies of imperial examination papers.The stylization of the Lun was never officially institutionalized.However,because it was easy for candidates to imitate,and was conven-ient for examiners to grade,during the Southern Song,it became a tacit standard for both candidates and ex-aminers in the writing and evaluation of the Lun in imperial examination,when both the number of candidates and the length of the essays increased.
关键词
试论/程式化/经义/科举文体/程式迁移
Key words
Lun used in imperial examination/stylization/Jingyi/imperial examination literary style/stylization change