韩愈“以文为戏”论

On Hanyu's "Writing for Entertainment

“文以明道”并非韩愈古文理论的核心 ,有意“明道”之作也并非韩愈作品中的精华 ,过分强调韩愈散文的“明道”作用 ,无异于买椟还珠。与此相反 ,“以文为戏”更能体现韩愈文学创作的独特性。韩愈“文以明道”说在理论上并无多少创见 ,但韩愈对“以文为戏”的理论阐述在中国文学批评史上却具有重大的意义 ,它建立在认识文学自身价值的基础上 ,视文学的审美追求超过直接的功利目的 ,因而更值得重视。

Writing to tell morality' is not the core of HanYu's theory of ancient literature, and the articles that 'telling morality' of HanYu's prosaic is as 'purchase casket but return the pearl which is in it'. On the contrary, 'writing for entertainment' can better embody his literature's particularity HanYu's 'telling morality' did little creation to the theory field while his expounding on 'writing for entertainment' has played an important role in the history of Chinese literature criticism. More attention should be paid to 'writing for entertainment' because it is based on recognizing the value of literature itself and it pursues the aesthetic literature more than the direct profit.