“穷而后工”说与北宋诗文风尚

On "Qiong Er Hou Gong" and Literary Tendencies of the Northern Song Dynasty

欧阳修"穷而后工"说是一个耳熟能详的文学命题,它的内涵极其丰富,既有情感真实、人格高尚方面的祈向,也包含艺术境界之美的追求,涵盖了文学艺术创作上"真、善、美"的全部要求。如将这一命题的内涵放到北宋"诗文革新"的背景中加以解读,可以发现命题的提出既缘于宋初文风之颓废,又立足于崇实尚用文风之建构。

＂Qiong Er Hou Gong＂ put forward by Ouyang Xiu （which literally means that from poverty and adversity come great masterpieces） is a well-known proposition in the literary field. Rich in connotative meaning, it not only reflects the true feelings and noble character of the literary intelligentsia but also incorporates the pur- suits of artistic beauty, covering all the requirements for literary creations, that is, ＂truth, virtue and beauty＂. If the connotation of this proposition is decoded in the background of the ＂Innovation of Poetry and Prose Movement＂ in the Northern Song Dynasty, it can be found that this proposition was put forward as a result of the decadence of literary styles in the early Song Dynasty and moreover it was based on the advocacy of pragmatism in literature.