Discrimination of preface

The difference between preface and preface.

Preface (preface)

Preface, called "preface" or "introduction" in ancient times, is also called preface, narrative, narrative, introduction and preface. It is an article that explains the intention of writing or publishing a book, the arrangement style and the author's situation. It can also comment on the author's works and study and explain related issues. It is a relatively independent article and should belong to the category of practical writing.

Introduction (that is, introduction)

Introduction, also called introduction, is the part of the purpose and content of the instruction at the beginning of the academic work. It belongs to the work itself and cannot be independent of the work.

People's Education Publishing House has compiled four articles in Unit 4, Volume 1 of the new edition of senior high school Chinese: Shout, Hutong Culture, Introduction to Tolerance and Introduction to Celebrity Biography. Stylistically, they all belong to the preface: The Scream is the preface of Lu Xun's first collection of novels, Hutong Culture is the preface of Wang Zengqi's collection of photographic art, Hutong Nothing, and Tolerance is the preface of American Dutchman Long Fang's work Tolerance. In actual teaching, we often confuse preface with preface, postscript with postscript. In fact, there is a difference between the two.

Foreword We came into contact with many articles in this style in middle school. In addition to the four prefaces in this unit, there are Peach Blossom Spring-Preface by Tao Yuanming for his poem Peach Blossom Spring, Luxun Spirit-Preface by Qu Qiubai for the Complete Works of Luxun, and Rural Investigation-Preface by Mao Zedong for his Rural Investigation. Preface to the Biography of Seventy-two Martyrs in Huanghuagang —— Sun Yat-sen's Biography of Seventy-two Martyrs in Huanghuagang, Zou Lu, Biography of Lingguan —— Ouyang Xiu's Biography of Lingguan, and the postscript to "Guide to the South" by Wen Tianxiang.

Because the preface and preface are placed at the beginning of the volume, they are all a general introduction to the content of the book or the purpose and process of writing. Many people think that preface is a kind of preface, but there is a big difference between them. From the connotation of two concepts:. From the extension of the two, the preface has a wide range of applications, which can be used in both literary works, such as the preface to Scream, and academic works, such as the preface to Ancient Chinese by Mr. Wang Li. The introduction can only be used in academic works. Sometimes academic works can have both a preface and an introduction, with the preface in front and the introduction behind. They have different functions and perform their respective duties. For example, the first draft of the History of Contemporary Literature in China has a preface before the article and an introduction at the beginning.

From the author's point of view: the preface can be written by the original author himself, such as Ouyang Xiu's Biography of Lingguan, or you can ask others to write it, such as Sun Yat-sen's Preface to the Seventy-two Martyrs in Huanghuagang; The introduction must be written by the author himself, such as Darwin's Introduction to the Origin of Species. (J Supplement: Preface, Preface) From the content point of view, the preface is broad, and the original content may or may not be explained. For example, Wen Tianxiang's Introduction to the South does not involve the content of the introduction to the South; The introduction must use the main space to introduce the main points of the article (The content of the preface may or may not be involved, and the introduction must be involved. ) From the point of expression, the preface can be written in narrative, argumentative and lyrical papers, all of which are based on the needs of the writing purpose, and even a variety of expressions can be used comprehensively. For example, Mao Zedong's Preface to Rural Investigation focuses on discussion, while Hutong culture focuses on interpretation. Long Fang's preface to Tolerance tells a fable in a calm language, and the preface to Scream uses narrative, discussion and other expressions. Introduction is generally based on explanation, using introductory language, such as introduction to the origin of species. (The expression of the preface is varied and not fixed, and the introduction is mostly an introduction, which is fixed as narration and discussion)

From the relationship with the original: the preface is an article other than the original, and the original can still be independent without the preface; Preface is a part of the original work, without which the work is incomplete. The preface is outside the book, and it is an integral part of the book. )

Judging from its position in the original work, the preface is generally placed in front of the original work, while the introduction can only be placed in front of the preface text. For example, the first chapter "Introduction" of middle school textbooks "Physics" and "Chemistry".

It can be seen that the difference between preface and preface is great, and it is wrong to classify preface as a kind of preface. Similarly, it is wrong to equate preface with postscript and postscript.

It can not only explain the purpose and process of writing, but also make necessary supplements to the content of the work. Sometimes a work can have preface, postscript and postscript at the same time. For example, Gu Cheng and Remy's posthumous work Ying Er (1993 165438+ Writers Publishing House 10) is preceded by a book guide, followed by a postscript, followed by a postscript.

In a word, preface and preface are both in front of the work, but they have different functions; Preface, postscript and postscript have similar functions, but have different positions in the works. There are some differences between them, which need our attention in our daily study.