松江几社士风渊源探

Origin of Intellgentsia’s General Mood of the School of Ji in Songjiang

几社是晚明江南的重要社团,其重要性仅次于复社。与复社强烈的政治性比,几社的立社目的在于文艺与学术。这与明代松江地区的士风传统及董其昌、陈继儒等名士的远离政治的态度有关,并与邻近名人徐光启经世致用的学说有关,当时松江地方官方岳贡也为之提供了相应的宽松环境。

The School of Ji, second only in importance to the School of Fu, is a key one in the south of the Changjiang River in late Ming Dynasty. Compared with the strong politics of the School of Fu, the aim of the School of Ji lies in literature and learning. It was influenced by inteUgentsia＇s general mood in Songjiang, by the outer attitude of Dong Qichang, Chen Jiru and so on, and by the practical theory of Xu Guangqi, a celebrity near Songjiang. At that time local officer Fang Yuegong provided them with the relaxed circumstances.