Ancient Prose Movement

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The Ancient Prose Movement was an influential literary reform trend in imperial China that championed clear, straightforward classical prose in opposition to the ornate, rigidly formal styles of its time.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese literary movement ⓘ
literary movement ⓘ
prose reform movement ⓘ
aimedAt clarity in prose ⓘ
moral didacticism in writing ⓘ
revival of ancient-style prose ⓘ
straightforward expression ⓘ
associatedWith Neo-Confucianism ⓘ
characteristic clear prose style ⓘ
emphasis on content over form ⓘ
simple diction ⓘ
use of classical Chinese ⓘ
coreFigure Han Yu ⓘ
Liu Zongyuan ⓘ
country China ⓘ
criticized empty rhetorical ornamentation ⓘ
rigid formalism in prose ⓘ
culturalContext imperial examination culture ⓘ
field Chinese literature ⓘ
literary criticism ⓘ
goal align writing with moral purpose ⓘ
restore ancient models of prose ⓘ
hasNotableProponent Han Yu ⓘ
Liu Zongyuan ⓘ
Ouyang Xiu ⓘ
Su Shi ⓘ
Wang Anshi ⓘ
Zeng Gong ⓘ
historicalPhase Song Ancient Prose Movement ⓘ
Tang Ancient Prose Movement ⓘ
ideologicalBasis Confucianism ⓘ
impact reshaped standards of classical Chinese prose ⓘ
influenced Song dynasty prose ⓘ
later Confucian scholarship ⓘ
influencedBy classical prose of Han dynasty ⓘ
classical prose of pre-Qin period ⓘ
language Classical Chinese ⓘ
mainLocation imperial China ⓘ
opposedTo ornate parallel prose style ⓘ
pianwen ⓘ
promotedGenre essays ⓘ
philosophical prose ⓘ
political memorials ⓘ
relatedConcept ancient-style prose ⓘ
guwen ⓘ
startTime Tang dynasty ⓘ
timePeriod Song dynasty ⓘ
Tang dynasty ⓘ

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Ouyang Xiu → movement → Ancient Prose Movement ⓘ
Ouyang Xiu → movement → Ancient Prose Movement ⓘ
subject linked to: Yongshu
Ancient Prose Movement → historicalPhase → Song Ancient Prose Movement ⓘ
linked to: Ancient Prose Movement
Zeng Gong → movement → Ancient Prose Movement ⓘ
Zuiweng Ting Ji → movement → Ancient Prose Movement (guwen yundong) ⓘ
subject linked to: Zuiweng Ting Ji (醉翁亭記)
linked to: Ancient Prose Movement
Ouyang Xiu → movement → Ancient Prose Movement ⓘ
subject linked to: Wenzhong Gong (文忠公)
Yuan Dao → associatedWithMovement → Classical Prose Movement ⓘ
linked to: Ancient Prose Movement
Changli Xiansheng → bearerMovement → Ancient Prose Movement ⓘ