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"Sven" is a large-scale academic journal with the research object of ancient Chinese prose planned to be co-founded by the Institute of Ancient Literature of the School of Liberal Arts of Beijing Normal University and the Ancient Chinese Prose Society. This is the sixth volume of this book, which focuses on presenting the latest scientific research results in the field of ancient Chinese prose research, such as the collection and arrangement of new materials on ancient prose, the exploration of new methods in ancient prose research, and the review and praise of new treatises on ancient Chinese prose research, in order to build a platform for ancient Chinese prose research and communicate practical experience in theories and methods in ancient Chinese prose research.

"A Collection of Ancient Chinese Prose Research Documents" is the first treatise with the theme of compilation and research of ancient Chinese prose research documents. The book is divided into four sections: "Research Perspectives", "Documentary Collection", "Literature Examination", and "Implications". The "Research Horizons" section discusses major theoretical issues such as "ancient Chinese prose" and "integration of ancient Chinese prose research documents", and reviews the arrangement and research status of ancient Chinese prose research documents throughout the ages. The "Documentation Collection" section uses the methods of edition and bibliography to sort out ancient Chinese prose research documents. The "Literature Research" section examines the authenticity and value of documents such as Li Qingzhao's "Postscript to the Records of Epigraphy and Stone", Mao Kun's "Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties", Li Zhaoluo's "Parallel Style Texts" and the "General Catalog of Siku Quanshu". The "Micro Meanings" section, on the premise of document sorting, explores the inherent meanings of prose research documents and reveals the historical and theoretical value of ancient prose. This book not only presents the academic scope and research depth to be explored in the "Integration of Ancient Chinese Prose Research Documents" project, but will also play a positive role in promoting the organization and research of ancient Chinese prose research documents.

This collection is divided into eight columns, with stylistic research as the focus. It is divided into stylistic origin research, stylistic evolution research, and stylistic research starting from a close reading of the works. It not only leads us into classical literature and understands the ancients' way of thinking, expression, rhetorical means, and aesthetic taste, but also leads us into ancient social thought, culture, and To recognize the evolution of prose in the context of institutional changes; "Mr. Nie Shiqiao's Academic Commemorative Issue" highlights and commemorates Mr. Nie's academic achievements and noble character; "Overseas Prose Research" focuses on the results and progress of the compilation and research of overseas Chinese documents; "Review of Prose Research" provides timely and effective information for the study of ancient prose.

"Sven" is a special issue on ancient prose research founded by the Institute of Ancient Literature, School of Liberal Arts, Beijing Normal University, the Ancient Chinese Prose Research Center, and the Ancient Chinese Prose Society (in preparation). This journal aims to create an academic platform to actively promote the study of ancient prose, deepen the understanding of China's excellent traditional culture, and continue the spiritual blood of the country and nation. This journal adopts the concept of large prose, including ancient prose, parallel prose, fu, eight-part essay, etc., In order to expand its horizons and fully take into account the complexity and historical development of ancient Chinese prose. This journal has published nine series. Starting from the ninth series, it will be published by The Commercial Press. It is planned to publish two series every year. This collection has six columns in total, namely stylistic research, literary thought research, literary history research, literature review, prose research reviews, and book reviews, totaling 15 articles.

This collection is divided into seven columns, among which "Style Research" is the focus of this collection, which focuses on "early writing" and combines the generation methods, writing methods and changes from instability to convergence of ancient Chinese classics and documents to guide the discussion of issues to become more objective and in-depth; "Broad Vision" points out that the historical biographical literature in historical biographies has both historical records and The dual nature of literature and art sorts out the influence of historical and biographical literature on the style of novels; "Review of Prose Research Documents" is a background design for the ongoing research and collation of prose documents in the field of ancient prose research today; "Tongcheng School Research Special Topic" reflects on and cleans up many old prejudices in this field of research.