Major Prose Writers & Their Works

Sima Qian And Records of The Historian
Records of the Historian, written by Sima Qian (145-c.87 BC) of the Western Han Dynasty, plays an important role in linking the past and the future in the development of Chinese prose ......

Ban Gu And Chronicles of The Han Dynasty
Ban Gu (AD 32-92) of the Eastern Han Dynasty wrote the first dynastichistory, Chronicles of the Han Dynasty ......

Han Yu's Prose
The prose of Han Yu (AD 768-824) is rich in content and varied in form. His concise,novel and vivid language made a fine model for the Revival of Classical Prose ......

Liu Zongyuan's Prose
The prose of Liu Zongyuan (AD 773-819) is natural and fluent. Hewas a prolific writer and created many excellent biographies, fables andtravel notes ......

Wang Anshi's Prose
The prose of Wang Anshi (1021-1086) focuses on the problems ofsociety, politics and life, becoming also a weapon in his political struggles ......

Ouyang Xiu's Prose
The prose of Ouyang Xiu (1007-1072) has three characteristics: (1)Varied styles and inclusion of many expressive methods includingargument, narration and lyric ......

Su Shi's Prose
Su Shi is a prominent writer in the history of Chinese literature, whowas highly accomplished in poetry, song lyrics and prose creation ......