论《文选》读习的兴盛在中唐时期

The Prosperity of Wen-xuan Study in the Mid-Tang Dynasty

通过考察进士科为人艳羡的时间、考试杂文的进程、评判标准的变化以及命制试题出自《文选》的时间等,能判定读习《文选》最兴盛的时段在大历、元和时期,即中唐。这一时期,社会上不同的阶层,如唐文宗、文官子弟杜甫、最高学府教授韩愈、普通士子李郱及宫女等都能找到读习《文选》的例证;从唐传奇中能看出《文选》在当时广泛传播;从当时的诗格、赋谱中也能看到《文选》读习兴盛的强烈印记。这些都足以证实中唐是读习最兴盛的时期。从初、盛唐多由学者潜究、注释《文选》到中唐芸芸士子读习,这是一个重大转变。由此能更准确地理解唐代《文选》读习兴盛的一些具体情形,也能见出《文选》对唐代士子的广泛、深远影响。

In the Tang dynasty,the popularity of study Wen-xuanto the common scholars needed the help of the imperial examinations,and there is a change of course before and after imperial examinations.Therefore,it can be judged that the most prosperous period of studying Wen-xuanis in the reigns of Dali and Yuanhe,namely,in the Mid-Tang Dynasty by examining the time that imperial examinations being envied,the process of examination essays,the change of evaluation criteria,and the timing of the examination questions fromWen-xuan.In this period,it can be found that people in different social classes to study Wen-xuan,Such as Tang Wenzong,civil official Dufu,best professor Hanyu,Ordinary scholar Liping,court maid etc.Reading and discussing Wen-xuan was widely spread as a background of Tang dynasty,it can be seen from the theory of the day——poetic style and composition that the reading of Wen-xuanis flourishing.These are enough to confirm that the Tang Dynasty is the most prosperous period of studying Wen-xuan.It was a significant change from the beginning to the prosperous Tang Dynasty that many scholars just annotated Wen xuanin the beginning but latter numerous scholars began to study Wenxuan.Thus,we can more accurately understand some specific situations of the prosperity of Wen-xuan study,and we can also see the extensive and profound influence of Wen-xuan on the scholars of the Tang Dynasty.