发幽阐微形塑典范--吴闿生《古文范》选评思想刍议

吴闿生是桐城派末期最重要的传人之一，其所编《古文范》是现存桐城派文章选本中评点详赡、理论价值很高的一部，选评之中蕴含着丰富的文学思想：内容方面，重视文章中至性至情的自然流露，推阐古人文章中的民主共和思想；章法方面，全面评析了文章起首、转接、提顿、收束等驭文之术；风格方面，崇尚含蓄蕴藉和雄奇恣肆两种文风。此选既能对桐城派文章理论进行总结与发扬，又能结合时代新知对古代文章精义予以新的阐发，在桐城派文章选本编纂史中占有重要的地位。

On the Thoughts of Selection and Criticism in Ancient Prose Selections Complied by WU Kai-sheng

WU Kai-sheng was one of the most important successors in terminal phase of the Tongcheng School.He has complied prose anthology works named Ancient Prose Selections in which has profound theoretical value and abundant literature thought .On the content of compositions , natural revelation of true feelings and genuine emotion was emphasized and democratic republic thought was canonized .On the art of compositions , writing methods such as beginning , connection , transition , ending was given an all-round analysis .On the style of compositions , writing style of connotative elegance as well as magnificence and splendors was advocated .This prose anthology occupied an important position in the history of anthology compilation of the Tongcheng School in which not only the writing theory of the Tongcheng school was summarized and developed but also ancient prose connotations was elucidated with new knowledge at that time.