南朝敕诏文数量颇多,题材内容呈现出多样化趋势。从内容上来看,诸作或倡导兴复儒学,或劝农立本,或禁奢求贤,或希企隐逸,或颂扬先贤,或抒发伤悼之情等,观点鲜明,见解精深,抒情真挚而深刻。从形式上来看,诸文句式灵活,或散或骈,以骈为主,讲究藻采、用典、声律、对偶,具有较高的审美价值。
There were a number of imperial edicts which had varied themes and contents in Southern Dynas -ties.In content, the writings advocated to revive Confucianism , or advised farmers to pay attention to agriculture , or banned luxury and pursued solons , or wished to live in seclusion , or praised the sages , or expressed sentimental feelings, etc.The writings usually had bright ideas , profound insights , sincere and deep feelings .In form, the im-perial edicts were flexible with odd or more parallel sentences .The writings had luxuriant words , numerous allu-sions, harmonious syllables and delicate antithesis , which manifest a high aesthetic value .