“心动”与“摹仿”——中西文论的一个比较

"Emotion-Oriented Writing Theory" and "Nature-Oriented Writing Theory"——A Comparative Study Between Chinese and Western Literary Criticism

“心动”说与“摹仿”说是中西古代文学创作论的最为重要的学说,它们对中西文论和文学都产生了深远影响。由于这两种学说立足于不同的文学和文化土壤,因而其所倡导的文学观念和价值标准便是根本对立的;但作为文学创作论,它们也包含某种同一性。它们的对立延续于现代文论,便体现为表现论与再现论、浪漫主义与现实主义的冲突;而它们的同一则体现为对创作过程中主客体相互制约与相互作用的强调。所以可以肯定,随着人类文学实践和审美情趣的日益丰富多样,这两种学说必将在新的文学经验中得以不断整合。

“Emotion-oriented writing theory” and “nature-oriented writing theory” are two important composing theories in literature. They have far-reaching effects on Chinese and western literary criticism and literature. Because they are rooted in different cultures, they carry opposite literary concepts and values. However, they still have something in common. That is, they both emphasize the mutual constraint between subjects and objects in the process of composition. It is certain that the two theories will definitely have more in common.