乾嘉学术视野下的以诗论骈文——陈文述《灯下与稚回论骈体文》诗考论

An Investigation into Chen Wenshu's Criticism on Parallel Prose Through Poetry

陈文述的《灯下与稚回论骈体文》是目前所发现的唯一的一首以诗论骈体文的长诗,具有重要的理论价值。这首诗不但对中国古代骈文史进行了独特的思考,而且从辨体、炼格、选材、措辞、师古与知识储备等多个维度讨论了骈文创作的诸多重要问题,倡导骈文作家学者化,极大地丰富了中国古代骈文的理论资源,具有理论与实践的双重意义。陈文述对古代骈文史与骈文创作诸多问题的深入讨论,不仅体现了乾嘉考据学极盛时期对骈文史与骈文创作的理论思考,同时也给我们提供了关于中国古代骈文的别样的历史景观。

Chen Wenshu's( 1771-1843) 'On Parallel Prose Written in the Lamplight for Zhihui ' is the only long poem discussing the genre of parallel prose and it has both theoretical and practical significance. The poem not only investigates the history of parallel prose but also examines various aspects of parallel prose in an effort to promote the genre for serious writers,and it greatly helps to enrich the theoretical resource on parallel prose. Chen's survey of the history and examinations of the practice of parallel prose are characteristic of the textual criticism prevailing in the Qianlong-Jiaqing Reign.