论宋濂对明代文学的奠基性导向作用

Song Lian and His Fundamental Role in Directing the Literature in Ming Dynasty

宋濂是站在历史交合点上的大文学家,其文学理论与文学创作实践对整个明代文学具有奠基性的导向作用。明代文学的走向包含三个层面的内容,即明代文学的特质、与前代文学的差异以及对后代的文学的影响。宋濂《文原》是中国文学批评史上的名篇,它集中地表达了宋濂的文学思想,又代表了宋濂散文的高度成就。明代是中国科举制度的极盛时期,科举考试所用的文体是八股文。八股文在结构上的奥妙隐含在宋濂的《文原》之中,因而宋濂通过这篇文章影响了明代士子,进而也启迪了清代文人。

Song Lian is a great litterateur on the historical intersection.His literary theories and compositional practice played a fundamental role in characteristic formation of the literature in Ming Dynasty,the distinction with former literature and influence on later literature.Song＇s The Origin of Literature is a masterpiece in the history of Chinese literary criticism with concentrated expression of Song Lian＇s literary ideas,and his representative achievement in prose.Song＇s The Origin of Literature also influenced the Ming examinees and then awakened the Qing literati by uncovering the subtleties of the eight-part essay which was the imperial examination in Ming Dynasty.