中国古典诗词的神秘之美

Aesthetic Mystique in Chinese Classical Poetry

本文主要论述中国古典诗词中一种特殊美感即神秘之美的诗学呈现。神话或历史题材的诗词作品尤其具有迷离惝恍的神秘美感。还有不少作品是以神秘的人物形象将诗人迷茫心境对象化从而产生神秘美感。更有诸多作品是以诗歌神秘意境的创造来展现难以言说又令人神往的神秘之美。中国古代诗学以诗的不可言说为最高的美学要求,这是中国诗词具有神秘之美的重要原因。中国诗学一向注重人与造化宇宙的相融相通,而生命本身的神秘亦使诗词具有了神秘之美。中国诗学对诗词意象所蕴涵的时空转换的灵动幻觉也颇多论述,这也足见中国古典诗词具有神秘之美的渊源。诗人感兴思维的偶然性也是中国古典诗词具有神秘美感的原因。中国诗词所呈现的神秘之美,往往还会引发接受者审美的惊奇与震撼。

Chinese classical poetry has a special kind of aesthetic mystique. It was displayed not only in subject but also in artistic image and mood. The highest aesthetic standard of Chinese classical poetics is its being beyond words. It constitutes one of the significant causes that made many Chinese classical poems aesthetically mystic. Chinese poetics always attaches great importance to the harmony of the humans and the universe, because aesthetic mystique in poetry comes from the mystique of life. There are a lot of discussions on the space - time conversion of aesthetic images. Another significant cause is the contingency thinking which occurred in the process of writing. Aesthetic mystique often brings aesthetic surprise and shock to receivers.