以“雕龙”会“文心”——也谈《文心雕龙》的题名释义

"Literary Heart" Expressed by the "Carving of Dragons"——Retalk of the Explanation of the Title "The Literary Heart and the Carving of Dragons"

关于《文心雕龙》书名之"雕龙",因刘勰未明确解释而引发后人颇多争议。今从雕龙本义来理解,认为刘勰是以雕龙之术喻为文之心,雕龙是用心为文的形象譬喻,人文的创造,就是要像雕刻龙文一样,把主体的创造性同表现对象的自然性和文体创造的审美性有机地结合起来,发挥人作为"天地之心"、"有心之器"的创造功能,按照事物美的属性,创作出既符合自然规律、又具有审美特征的人文作品。

The author of the the book The Literary Heart and the Carving of Dragons,Liu Xie didn＇t give clear explanation to the title which leaves a lot of arguements to the late-comers.From the original meaning of the carving of dragons,this paper argues that Liu Xie took the carving of dragons as the heart of literature.It is a vivid metaphor of the attention paid in literature in which a creation is like the carving of a dragon：the carver should well combine the creation of the subjuct,the nature of the object and the beauty appreciation of the literary creation,bring into full play the human being＇s creative function of ＂the heart of heaven and earth＂ and ＂the intended tools＂.In this way he can follow the aesthetic attribute of the object and natural rules,create literary works with beauty appreciation characteristics.