《尧典》可以观美——试析《尧典》的文学价值

Beauty can be seen from Yao Dian——A tentative analysis on Yao Dian′s literary value

作为《尚书》的首篇,《尧典》在先秦散文史上有着重要意义。但长期以来,研究者们多从哲学、历史、语言文字、文化等角度关注它,极少有人从文学角度去研究它。事实上,《尧典》是我国文学史上最早出现的成熟散文作品之一,包含着丰富的文学元素和较高的文学价值,尤其是在形象塑造、叙事技巧和语言特色等方面,都显示出成熟的文学特征,对后世散文的发展产生了重要而深远的影响。

As Shang Shu＇s first piece, Yao Dian is of important significance in the prose history of pre - Qin times. But scholars often studied it from philosophy, history, language and culture＇s point of view, it has scarcely been studied from literary＇s point of view. In fact, as one of the earlier mature prose works in history of Chinese literature, Yao Dian contains many literary elements and high literary value, especially in aspects of shaping character, narrative technic and linguistic trait, they all show mature literary trait, have important and long influence upon prose development from then on.