“擘肌分理,惟务折衷”——《文心雕龙》论文方法初探

A Study of “Eclecticism” in WenXinDiaoLong

“折衷”是《文心雕龙》的主要论文方法。以刘勰本人对于“中(衷)”、“折衷”的叙述话语为依据进行分析后发现:《文心雕龙》中的“中(衷)”指的是文章自身内在的合理规定性;其“折衷”是以“势”、“理”为依据,通过“擘肌分理”的过程,来把握这种规定性。刘勰对于具体“文事”的分析、评定,是以此为基础来进行的。

＂ Eclecticism ＂ is the major approach to reviewing articles in WenXinDiaoLong. After analyzing the concept of ＂zhong＂ and ＂eclecticism＂ which Liu Xie has given in his book WenXinDiaoLong, the author of the present paper finds that ＂zhong＂ refers to those that determine the nature of an article, and that Liu Xie^s ＂eclecticism＂ is based on ＂Shi＂ and ＂Li＂. In short, Liu xie holds that one should first get the true nature of an article through ＂bojifenli＂, i.e. , analyzing the article thoroughly, and then review or criticize it on this basis.