李渔《闲情偶寄》与江南文化的审美之门

Li Yu's Sketches of Idle Pleasuer and Aesthetics of Culture in South China

北方文化的价值观主要来自墨子,它的最高理念是"先质而后文"。江南文化本身不仅是富庶的象征,它的深义更在于一种有精神品味的日常生活方式。李渔《闲情偶寄》涉及到的是一种关于生活的工艺美术或技术美学原理,它们本质上是用美学思想来指导具体的生产实践,使物质对象不仅实现它最直接的实用功能,同时也实现潜藏在它内部的更高的审美价值。在小康社会的建设中,如何提高当代人的生活质量已经成为一个现实问题,从这个意义上讲,以李渔《闲情偶寄》为最高代表的江南生活理念与日常实践方式,是一笔极为珍贵的古典人文精神资源。

Different from the cultural values in the north of China which derive from Mo Zi＇s idea to advocate the predominance of contents over forms,culture in South China is not only a symbol of wealth but a daily life embedded with rich spirits.Li Yu＇s Sketches of Idle Pleasuer has touched upon an aesthetic principle of daily life.In nature,it tries to guide the daily life with an aesthetic idea,which realizes not only the practical function of material things but their aesthetic value.In the process of construction of a well-being society,a realistic problem is how to improve people＇s life quality.In this sense,the life ideas embodied in Li Yu＇s Sketches of Idle Pleasuer will be a very important source of ancient humantistic spirits.