| dc.description.abstract | Imperial examinations are highly developed in Sung Dynasty and its literature is in full blossom. Therefore, there are numerous literati who specialize in a wide range of writing genres during this period of time. Discussion of literature creation and reference books about taking exams are consequently abundant. What’s more, the late year of South Sung Dynasty is quite critical phase for literacy criticism to prosper. A patriotic scholar, Hsieh Fang-Te, adroit at writing poems and compositions, is a well-known, big person in his contemporary society. Books of criticism edited by him are extremely popular as well. This thesis uses Hsieh’s essays along with edited books of criticism, Article Models, as the focuses of this thesis. The analytical framework in this thesis is constructed by two distinctive perspectives: viewpoints of historical environment and literary development in combination with reviews of his life biography, educational background, and thoughts. These are used to analyze Hsieh’s composing ideology, writing topics, writing techniques, and characteristics of writing essays. The further approaches—induction and the methods of compare and contrast—are employed to give a detailed analysis on how Hsieh selects or edits Article Models and his preferences for criticism. From different angles—stylistics, articles, criticism, writing theory and study on imperial examination, Article Models can show its influential and pivotal role in the literary field. The conclusion of the current study integrates relevant viewpoints of composition and the technique of expression in writing essays in order to construct Hsieh’s concept of instructing how to write compositions and present its effect on the writing styles of Ming and Ching Dynasty.
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