Abstract
Lou Fang's prose compilation The Recipe for Classical Prose was one of the most representative anthologies of ancient Chinese prose since its print in the Southern Song Dynasty, and Lou's commentaries in the anthology and his idea behind the compilation were emulated thereafter. The central rationale for selecting a piece of prose writing was Confucian moderation, emphasizing on the orthodoxy subject matter and moderate aesthetic taste, while the scope of selection was broad and the comments laconic and pertinent. His selection emphasized on the deliberate digression and implicitness of expression and the structuring of meaning delivery in the text, and highlighted artistic taste (wei) as the aesthetic effects of the text upon the readers.
First Page
200
Last Page
208
Recommended Citation
Yu, Xiaochuan. 2015. "On Lou Fang's Concept of Moderation in His Prose Compilation The Recipe for Classical Prose." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 35, (4): pp.200-208. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol35/iss4/14
