刘然《诗乘发凡》述论

An Analysis of Liuran's “Shichengfafan”

刘然辑《国朝诗乘》附载《诗乘发凡》打破了选本凡例的常规,以65款的较大篇幅论及诸多诗学论题,具备了诗话之实。同时,它还拥有古代文学批评著作不多见的系统框架,加之内容、观点大抵言之有物,颇多真知灼见,且不乏创见,因而是一篇有特色、有价值的诗学著作。

＂Shichengfafan＂ is the explanatory notes of ＂Guochaoshicheng＂ compiled by LiuRan. It broke the convention of the collection＇s explanatory notes. It has sixty-five clauses, and discusses quite a few poetics propositions, so we can call it a poetry work. At the same time, it also has a systematic frame which is rare in ancient literature criticism work. In addition, its content and point of view is substantial, has a lot of high perspicacity. Therefore, it can be called a distinctive, valuable poetry work.