石庞及其《悟语》、《观物篇》——兼评《四库全书总目提要》存目《天外谈》条

SHI Pang and His Wu Yu and Guan Wu Pian——on the Entry of Tian Wai Tan in the Comprehensive Table of Contents of Siku Quanshu

石庞,安徽太湖人,清康熙年间难得的奇才。他不仅在诗、文、词曲、绘画、雕塑方面有很高造诣,对天文、地理、兵算也作过精深的研究。其《悟语》、《观物篇》二部语录体随感录,奇句惊人,巧思绝世,是他思想的真实记录。他的文学创作,才情卓越,别具一格,《四库全书总目提要》评其《天外谈》所收诗文:"纤仄佻巧,堕入魔道","小有才而未读书",是一种偏见,需加辨正。

SHI Pang, born in Taihu, Anhui Province, was a hard-won prodigy in the Qing Dynasty. He was a man of high attainments in literature, painting and sculpture and also explored profoundly in astronomy, geography and military calculation. His two analects-liked informal essays,Wu Yu and Guan Wu Plan, really are the records of his thoughts with amazing sentences and unique thoughts. His literary works are characterized with outstanding expression of feelings and distinctive style. The comment on his Tian Wai Tan in the comprehensive table of contents of Siku Quanshu as a bit deviant is partial and should be identified and corrected.