Zhang Xuecheng was an outstanding historian and thinker in the Qianjia period. His historical and philosophical view, the six classics are all history, and the local chronicles theory have always been the focus of later generations. However, he once expressed his views on women in articles such as "Wu Xue", "Wu Xue Pian Shuhou", "Yongqing County Chronicles: Preface to the Biography of Women", "Answer to Zhen Xiucai's Second Book of Revised Chronicles" and other articles. Zhang Xuecheng attaches great importance to women’s morality, and opposes women’s publicity, thinking that contemporary female writers only pay attention to poetic art, but forget that poetry should not show off. However, he advocated the restoration of Liu Xiang’s multiple writing styles in "The Biography of Lie Nv". He denied the Biography of Lie Nv which was based on "Jie Lie" in later generations. sex. From this point of view, Zhang Xuecheng is a conservative but innovative person. This thesis hopes to present his unique feminine point of view by analyzing his works.
This article is based on "The Last Letter of Zhang Xuecheng" published by Beijing Cultural Relics Publishing House. According to its three parts, including 30 volumes, external editions, and lost articles, the analysis is as follows in order. Chapter 2 discusses the women recorded by Zhang Xuecheng, divided by dynasty, status and image.
The chapter discusses Zhang Xuecheng’s writing style for women's biographies, from the source of the biographies, the biographies for girls, the broad-based biographies of women, the title of women, the style of biographies, and the commentary at the end of the article. For discussion.
Chapter 4 discusses Zhang Xuecheng's thoughts on women's studies, including the analysis of three major parts: affirming women's talents, opposing failure in poems, and opposing seeking teachers for fame.
Finally, through the analysis of Zhang Xuecheng's works, his unique views on women are presented, such as affirming the equality of women and men in biographies, not discriminating against women based on their status, affirming the contribution of women in society, and opposing the exposure of female literary talents. In addition, Zhang Xuecheng's contribution to the history of women's culture by presenting the general history of women's literature, narrating the lines of women's biographies, and establishing the style of women's biographies can not be ignored.