古代书信,是散文中的一个品种,属应用文一类。书信始于何时,现在尚无定论,但是在春秋战国时期,来往书信已相当普遍。有人认为写信容易,其实不然,要把书信写好并不容易。古代书信的内容相当广泛,包括政治、军事、理论、学术、文艺、思想、个人生活琐事等等。日常生活方面的书信,一般把要说的事情写清楚就可以了;涉及一些理论、学术讨论、独特的立身处世之道等,则须字斟句酌,措辞十分讲究。总的说来,书信体散文,感情真挚,文笔风格则因人而异,有的质朴无华,有的飘 Ancient letters, is a variety of prose, is a type of application. When the letter began, there is no conclusion yet, but in the Spring and Autumn Period, letters and correspondence were quite commonplace. Some people think that writing a letter is easy. Actually, it is not easy to write a letter. The contents of ancient letters are quite extensive, including political, military, theoretical, academic, literary, ideological, personal trifles and so on. Letters written in daily life are generally written on the things to be said. Some theories, academic discussions, unique ways of living in the world, etc., must be carefully worded and the wordings are very particular. In general, letters and prose essays, sincere feelings, writing style varies from person to person, and some plain and unpretentious, and some floating