“梅”在唐宋词中地位的升迁

On the Status Promotion of Mei Flowers in the Verses of Tang and Song Dynasty

就花间词来看,词在发轫期由于文学传统、人文地理、社会风气等原因,词风以"艳"、"柔"为主要特征,词的植物意象青睐于纤弱的杨柳,而疏于梅。宋代词风重理趣,主风骨,情深志高,兼之梅有耐寒、清高的动人姿态及其意象丰富等原因,使宋词的植物意象在总体上表现为:钟于梅而疏于柳。梅意象在唐宋词中经历了由稀到繁、再到满树梅花的升迁过程。

In terms of Ci （verses） on flowers, ＂amorousness＂ and ＂tenderness＂ were first summarized as the main characters because of the following reasons： literary tradition, human geography, and social convention. In these Cis, the imagery of willow was much more favored than mei flowers. However, the pattern was completely shifted during Song dynasty. The scholars preferred mei flower to the willow for the fact that the general mood of society trended to rationality and the scholars often had soaring aspirations. For mei flower, the symbols were rich, such as cold resistance, nobleness, and purity. In brief, the mei flower＇s status experienced a process of being promoted in the Cis of the Song Dynasty- from rarity, then to prosperity, till prevalence all over the trees.