中国古代“文气论”探■

EXPLORATION OF THE THEORY ON “ THE VIGOR OF SYLE” IN ANCIENT CHINA

“气”是中国文化的核心范畴。作为文章之“气”，可析之为三：作者之气、创制之气和文本之气。由此可推演出“文气论”的三个组成部分：着眼于作者的“养气说”、关乎创制的“行气说”和立足文本的“神气说”。因“文气论”在“作者——创制——文本”中具有举足轻重的作用，故而。

?Qi ” ( vigor ) is the kernel of the Chinese culture. As Qi of a piece of writing, it can be divided into three : The Qi of the author, the Qi of the creation , and the Qi of the text. Thus can be deduced the three components of the theory on “vigor of style” : the theory on “cultivating Qi” concerning the author; the theory on “ directing Qi” concerning creation, and the theory on ' Qi of spirit' concerning the text.The theory on“'the vigor of style” is so important to the author - creatition - text that it has become the core of the theories on Chinese writings.