虚静说及其产生原因之管见

Briefing on the Theory of Placid-mooded Conceiving and Its Reasons

"虚静说"这一创作理论的提出,对中国古典诗歌的创作影响甚大。"虚静"式构思就是在情绪的静态中寻求诗歌的形象和语言的。诗人在"虚静"状态下曾创作出大量意境优美的"短歌",可以唐诗为代表。另外,社会因素(包括政治、经济)、民族性格、审美趣味、诗歌风格以致诗人创作时"虚静"式构思状态的形成是这一创作理论的外部因素。

The theory of Placid - mooded Conceiving has exerted great influences on the poetic composition of the Chinese classic poems. The theory is to explore the ways to create the vivid image and to polish the language of the poems in a placid mood. With the help of this theory, the poets have created a large quantity of short poems with elegant and serene mood, which are represented by the Tang Poems. The development of the Placid - mooded Conceiving in the poem conception depends on the social factors, including the political factors and the economical factors, the national characteristics, aesthetic tastes and the poetic styles. The factors influence the development of the conceiving way one by one.