本文旨在探討唐宋哀祭文在體製及內容上的發展過程。文中詳細分析唐宋著名作家的作品，逐一指出其承襲或創新之處。作者認為：若兼從「文學特質」與「文學流變」兩個角度加以觀察，韓愈是最有創造力的作家，歐陽修成就雖不如韓愈，但能在韓愈的籠罩下蛻變出新貌，二人的作品影響後世最鉅。此一觀點，和桐城派姚鼐《古文辭類黨》中推崇韓愈與王安石的看法並不完全一致。

This paper is to discuss the development of styles and contents of elegy in Tang - Song period. In this article, the works of those famous writers in Tang - Song will be carefully analyzed, and their inherence and innovation will be pointed out one by one. The author thought that if we observe from the two perspectives: "Characteristics of Literature" and "Developments of Literature", we can learn that Han Yu ( 韓愈 ) was the most innovative writer. The achievement of Ou - Yang Hsiu ( 歐陽修 ) can't compare with Han Yu's, however, he still can bring forth new styles under the influences of Han Yu. The two writers' works had critical impacts upon the latter writers. The above - mentioned viewpoint is different from what Yao Nai ( 姚鼐 ) of the Tung - cheng school ( 桐成派 ) in his book, 《Ku - Wen - Tzi lai chuan》 had praised highly for Han Yu and Wang An - shih ( 王安石 ).