摘要
"诗能穷人"与"诗能达人"在中国古代是共同存在、不可分割的两个诗学论题,将二者放到一起考察,相互印证,对中国诗学的理解才会比较全面和深刻。虽然"诗能达人"与"诗能穷人"在中国古代诗学话语中都具有真实性与合理性,但人们还是倾向于选择"诗人薄命"、"诗能穷人"、"穷而后工"之说,而"诗能达人"之类表述则被遗忘或被遮蔽,从而形成中国文学批评中"诗人薄命化"的理论倾向。对于"诗能穷人"与"诗能达人"的现象、理论的选择与接受,表现出一种基于传统诗学观念与价值判断之上的集体认同。诗是诗人的精神寄托与神圣信仰,"诗人"是一个被赋予了悲剧色彩的崇高名称,这种集体认同体现了人们对于文学使命的期待。
'Poetry begets misfortune' and 'poetry brings fortune' are two inseparable propositions that coexisted in ancient Chinese poetics.Only a joint consideration and comparison of the two ideas can offer us a comprehensive in-depth understanding of Chinese poetics.Though each proposition had some truth and rationale in poetic discourse in ancient China,people tended to prefer such ideas as 'poets are ill-fated,' 'poetry begets misfortune' and 'misfortune comes before perfection.' Expressions such as 'poetry brings fortune' were forgotten or obscured,resulting in a theoretical trend in Chinese literary criticism that highlighted poets' miserable fate.The selection and acceptance of phenomena and theories relating to the ideas that 'poetry begets misfortune' and 'poetry brings fortune' reflect a collective identity based on traditional poetic concepts and value judgments.Poetry is the spiritual sustenance and sacred faith of the poet,and 'poet' is a lofty appellation tinged with tragedy.This collective identification embodies people's expectations of the mission of literature.
出处
《中国社会科学》
CSSCI
北大核心
2010年第4期178-192,共15页
Social Sciences in China
基金
教育部"长江学者"特聘教授资助项目
