论“东方崇高境界”的两种典型的审美形态

On two typical aesthetic forms of oriental sublime realm

西方的崇高观念是在主体与客体对立冲突中张扬主体性精神,中国人的崇高境界是天人合一的境界,在主客体和谐一致的基础上表达的是对大自然的崇拜之情。中国人的崇高境界有两种典型的审美形态,即雄浑与冲淡。冲淡与平淡不同,冲淡是一种崇高美,把冲淡看作是一种优美形态,是很大的一种误读。

The concept of the sublime in the west reveals the subjective spirit in the conflict between the subject and the object whereas a Chinese definition of the sublime is the realm of harmony between human beings and nature, where worship of nature is expressed on the basis of the harmony between the subject and the object. Chinese realm of the sublime takes two typical aesthetic forms： ＂xionghun＂ and ＂chongdan＂. The term ＂chongdan＂ differs from insipidity in that the former belongs to the sublime. It is a misunderstanding of the term ＂chongdan＂ if it is simply viewed as one of graceful forms.