(947—10)宋代散文家.字仲涂,號東郊野夫、補亡先生.大名(今河北大名)人.開寶六年(973)進士.初為宋州司寇參軍,后知常州、潤州,拜監(jiān)察御史、殿中侍御史.曾因與監(jiān)軍爭斗,貶為上蔡縣令.后又知全州、桂州等地,徙滄州路上病死.柳開是宋代古文運動的先驅(qū).他提倡復古,推崇韓柳,曾給自己起名“肩愈”,字“紹先”。他認為道是第一位的,是目的;文是次要的,是手段.在《應責》篇中,他說:“古文者,非在辭澀言苦,使人難讀誦之;在于古其理,高其意,隨言短長,應變作制,同古人之行事,是謂古文也.”他的理論是后來歐陽修詩文革新運動的先聲.所著《河東先生集》,有《四部叢刊》影舊鈔本. (947-10) in the Song Dynasty essayist. Zizhong Tu, No. East Country-fu, fill, Mr. death. Daimyo (today’s Hebei Daming) people. Kaibao six years (973) chin-shih. Sikou the beginning of the Song state to join the army, the latter known Changzhou, Runzhou, thanks to monitoring censor, Dian Shi Yu Shi. Zengyin with jianjun fighting, dismissing it as Shangcai order. then known statewide, Guizhou and other places, the road dead Cangzhou resettlement. Liu Kai-Sung literary movement of the pioneer. He advocated retro, respected Han Liu, gave himself named "shoulder more", the word "Shao-xian." He believes that Tao is the first one, and is the goal; text is secondary, a means. "Should select" chapter, he said: "The classical, non-astringent in the speech made by the pain of the people is difficult Du Song; Its argument is that the ancient, high-its meaning, with the words a short length, strain to make the system to act with the ancients, is that classical Chinese people. "His argument is that was the precursor of Ouyang Xiu Prose. book," Mr. Hedong Set ", the" 4 series "Shadow of the old notes.