中国古代城市诗歌综论

An overview of the poetry in relation to the ancient Chinese cities

诗歌与城市的联系可以追溯到古代文学兴起之初,从早期的《诗经》乃至汉乐府、大赋,进而到唐诗、宋词,其间都留下城市生活的斑驳投影。伴随着古代城市的发展,城市诗歌所表现出的情境也愈加充实:建筑风光、世态万象以及民俗风情皆可入诗,诗歌成为古代城市文化的记录者。同时,它又是诗人心理空间在城市中的投射,蕴涵着诗人的城市观念和文学理想。

The association of poetry with cities can be traced back to the appearance of the ancient literature. Cities are involved in the classic literature from the earliest Book of Songs through the Han songs, Tang poetry and Song prose. As time goes along, urban poetry grows more profound in recording the beauty of the constructions, worldliness, folklore, and ancient city culture. Meanwhile, poetry reflects the inner feelings of poets, and their dreams of the city and literature.