從清中葉以前古文文體發展脈絡論姚鼐《古文辭類篹》的十三類說

Yao Nai's Guwencileizuan proposes the theory of thirteen generic classifications of classical prose, which is much more advanced than the concept of genres in the Ming, and has been influential for a long time. This article attempts to take the zongji (whole collections) and bieji (individual collections) from the early Qing to mid-Qing periods as the research subjects, and discusses the evolution of the generic concepts at the time, the method of classification and arrangement of zongji and bieji into the anthology, furthermore, to trace the historical origins and stylistic traditions of Yao Nai's theory of thirteen generic classifications. At the time of Yao Nai, there were two terms of evolution: one from the Zhaoming wenxuan, and the other from the eight masters of the Tang and Song; the former was represented by Chu Xin, and the latter was by Yao Nai. In fact, Yao Nai synthesized various schools of stylistics so as to complete the theory of thirteen generic classifications of classical prose, which systematically paved a ground for prosodic classification as an epitome for later generations, and established his important role in the history of stylistics.