扬雄对诙谐赋文化品位的提高

The Cultural Rank of the Humorous Odes Lifted by Yang Xiong

西汉末,诙谐辞赋在扬雄的手里发生了质的变化。扬雄之前,东方朔、枚皋乃至王褒等的诙谐赋基本上是仅供解颐的作品,而扬雄却用它表现士人对自身的思考和对现实的批判。扬雄对诙谐辞赋的贡献不只是对更为新颖的艺术手法的探索,尤其重要的是提高了它的文化品位。

By the end of the Western Han Dynasty, the humorous odes underwent qualitative changes due to Yang Xiong. Before him, Dong Fangshuo and Mei Gao composed odes only for the purpose of entertainment. On the contrary, Yang expressed reflections about himself and criticism on the reality, contributing not only to the exploration of original artistic methods, but also to lifting the cultural level of the humorous odes.