连珠文体探源

On the Origin of Lianzhu Genre

连珠是一种古老的文体 ,具有独特的文体特征 ,如多用偶句 ,间或用韵 ;短小精悍 ,“义明词净”;设喻明理 ,事理圆通 ;短章连缀 ,“历历如珠”;委婉讽谏 ,晓喻人君。从现存材料来看 ,扬雄是最早的连珠作者。连珠源于隐语 。

Lianzhu has the specific characters as the following :dual sentences,occasional rhymes,short form and clear idea, appropriate analogy, short charters linked like pearls,mild allegory to the emperor.Basing on the materials existed,the author has found Yangxiong was the first maker of Lianzhu.Furthermore, the author concludes that Lianzhu genre derived from Yinyu(insinuating langnage) and involved the close relation to Fu, Rhyme Prose.