论以兵喻文

On the Military Similes in the Literary Works

“以兵喻文”是我国古代文论中值得重视的一种现象。它借助于类比,从用阵、用器、用人等方面引入军事理论与战争经验,以阐述行文之法、习文之道、著文之境,体现兵法与文法的殊途同归,加深了人们对于文艺规律的认识。对于以兵喻文,可从历史原因、具体做法、理论贡献与方法论意义等方面加以考察。

The phenomena of 'handling military similes in the literary works' (以兵喻文) in the classical Chinese literary criticism are worth notice.They were carried by the use of some military analogies, such as those of battle arrays, weapons or warriors.Such figurative methods would deepen our apprehensive knowledge of literary rules'.