韩国汉文文学的奠基作:《桂苑笔耕集》

The Cornerstone of Chinese Literature in Korea——Guiyuan Bigeng Ji

《桂苑笔耕集》是崔致远的自选集 ,收集他在扬州担任高骈幕僚期间所写的骈文和诗歌。它是崔致远保存下来的唯一诗文集 ,也是韩国第一部汉文诗文集。其骈文具有重要的历史价值 ,反映了当时唐帝国的状况 ,特别是黄巢农民战争时期的状况 ,也是研究崔致远本人的重要资料。艺术技巧成熟 ,显示出他深厚的汉文化功底 :无论写景、抒情、叙事、说理 ,都随心所欲 ,舒卷自如 ;对仗工稳 ,用典灵活 ,音韵铿锵。《桂苑笔耕集》中的诗歌都是近体诗 ,精妙传神 ,情理结合 。

Guiyuan Bigeng Ji'is a selectionof Cui Zhi yuans poems and rhythmical prose which he had written when he worked as a senior official in Yangzhou.This is the only presserved collection of poems of Cui Zhi yuan and also the first collection of Chinese poetry in Korea,which has 314 rhythmical prose and 60 poems.The rhythmical prose have great historic significance as they reflected the situation of the Tang Empire,especially during the Huang Chao Peasant War,and are important material about Cui Zhi yuan.The high level of the artistic skills of these rhythmical prose show that Cui Zhi yuan had a solid foundation of Chinese culture.His poems are all in modern style,consisting of 45 jueju of four lines and 15 lishi of eight lines,all with seven characters to a line.His poems are mainly about missing of his motherland and homeland,reluctantly parting with his Chinese friends,chanting the natural scenery and forming friendships.