从《时文蠡测》看袁守定的八股文观

Analysis on Yuan Shouding’s Viewpoint of Eightpart Essay from Shi Wen Li Ce

袁守定最为人熟知的莫过于精于术数、吏治之法。就其文学思想而言,影响较大的多部文论史著作都没有袁守定之名,但时下已有学者就其对文学相关问题的论断作过专门探讨。相比较而言,袁守定最为人忽略的莫过于其八股文思想,他在《时文蠡测》中对八股文相关问题提出了自己的观点:认同八股文的正统地位及教化功能,推崇"清真雅正"的文风,强调八股文的文品与写作者人品,追求自然的篇章结构,批评当时不良的学风。

Yuan Shouding is most famous for being good at divination and administration of officials. His literature thoughts have been mentioned in several influential literature research works, but nowadays some scholars have studied his assertion on literature. However,Yuan Shouding＇ s viewpoint of eight-part essay is ignored by researchers. As presented in Shi Wen Li Ce he criticized the unhealthy trend of seholarism at his time and held that the orthodox status and educational function of eight- part essay should be accepted, and that the writing style of elegance and straightforwardness should be advocated with emphasis on quality of the essay and integrity of the writer and natural discourse structure.