由屈子职司看《天问》“多奇怪之事”

Quyuan's Post and the Strangeness in his Tianwen

屈子曾为"左徒""三闾大夫"之职,这对《天问》"多奇怪之事"诗风的形成应有所影响。"语怪"很可能也是屈子独特的外交方式,其"娴于辞令"当包含不少怪力乱神内容。"三闾大夫"相当于"公族大夫"一类职务,掌管与《帝系》《世本》一类有关"谱属"的书籍,当多"语怪"之作,成为《天问》"多奇怪之事"的"谱属"诗形成诱因之一。通过屈子职司的考察,可知《天问》"多奇怪之事"的诗风打上了屈子仕宦经历的烙印,屈原的"语怪"根植于当时的政教传统,而非空穴来风之作。

Quyuan＇s helf the post of zuotu and sanludafu （the official of three families）; this may result in his strange poeticstyle in Tianwen （i. e., asking heaven）. It is reasonable to infer that Quyuan employed yuguai （queer diction） as his individ-ual diplomatic way, and that his diplomacy may contain a lot of content of abnormal power. Sanludafu, equaling a clan official, is in charge of books of pedigree such as those of emperors or kings. The reason why Tianwen are full of odds events isthat these books contain many strange stories. Through the research of his experience we can draw a conclusion that the styleof Quyuan＇s poems has connections with both his post and the political atmosphere of his era.