DOI: 10.66106/aqabaf.20260107 ISSN: 3081-1422

《四库全书》宋代文章体裁及“文”之演变（The Genres of Song-Dynasty Prose in Siku Quanshu and the Evolution of the Concept of “Wen”）

张梦晓 Mengxiao Zhang
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Abstract: The Song dynasty was an important period in the history of Chinese literature. Its literary genres were highly diverse, including poetry, fu, parallel prose, classical prose, ci lyrics, biji notes, memorials, and inscriptions. With the revival of Confucianism, the development of the Classical Prose Movement, the rise of Neo-Confucianism, and changes in the political and cultural environment, the concept of "wen" also changed greatly. It was no longer understood simply as ornate writing, but became closely related to moral education, philosophical principles, statecraft, and the identity of scholar-officials. Siku Quanshu preserves many works by Song authors. The anthologies, regional collections, and genre-based compilations in the "Collections" division of Siku Quanshu present a wide range of Song-dynasty prose genres and offer important materials for studying the evolution of "wen." By examining these texts, this paper explores how the concept of "wen" changed from the early Northern Song to the Southern Song, and how changes in prose genres reflected broader changes in literary thought.

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