郭预衡先生的《中国散文史》，仅就体例而言，以时代为经，以作家为纬，似乎与传统的文学史并无二致。但细味其形式与底蕴，其体例神似司马迁《史记》，其笔法深得鲁迅韵致。通观全书，尤能见出先生的学养、识见和功力。兹以先生所叙清初文学变迁而论列之。《中国散文史》在各 Mr. Guo’s preface to the history of Chinese prose, as far as the system is concerned, takes the era as the basis and the writer as the latitude does not seem to be different from the traditional literary history. But the taste of its form and heritage, its style resembles Sima Qian “Historical Records”, the brushwork won Lu Xun Yun caused. Through the whole book, especially to see Mr.’s schooling, knowledge and skill. It is hereby listed in the early literature changes that Sir described. “Chinese prose history” in each