钱起的学道经历与对道教非生命物质诗歌美学的开拓

Qian Qi and his development of poetic aesthetics in non-biotic materials

钱起的学道经历,目前还未受到学界的广泛关注,事实上,他诗歌美学特质的形成,和这种经历有着深刻的关系。钱起一生中广泛交接道士,并有亲身采药炼丹的实践,但他对道家美学的接受,则与盛唐诗人迥别。盛唐人倾心道术,多以道家的自然思想作为其艺术的法则,而钱起则更加关注和推崇道家典籍和丹术中非生命物质的美学特质,试图以之覆盖景物本身的生机、自然之美,并从中发展出一种与自然相对的、崇尚绮艳神异的美学价值取向。这是钱起将道教美学引入诗歌创作的一点突破,也开启了李贺、李商隐等诗人将仙道美学特质引入诗歌创作的先声。

Qian Qi has not been fully concerned by the academic circle. In fact, his poetic aesthetics is closely related with his experiences of Daoism. Qian Qi has obtained acquaintanceship with the Daoists, herbalism and alchemy. Thus his Daoist aesthetics differs largely from those of Tang poets. He is more concerned with the non-biotic materialist aesthetics. This is a breakthrough for the poetic practice with the introduction of the Daoist aesthetics, and Li He, Li Shangyin and other Tang poets follow suit.