论清人对文章学繁简理论的重建

The Reconstruction of the Literary Theory on Verboseness and Terseness by the the Qing Dynasty Scholars

"繁"与"简"是中国古代文学批评史中重要的对待性范畴。历代繁简观并不固定。唐宋古文运动以后,散体古文代替了骈文的流行,史籍进入散文家学习效法的视野,简洁渐成古文的审美标准。清人基于文章学内在理路,借助汉学、骈文学勃兴的外在机缘,对繁简理论进行了新的阐发,重新发掘出繁复的价值,古典文章学中的繁简观再次变异。

Verboseness and Terseness are two important oppositional categories in Chinese classical literary criticism.The views of scholars on this point varied in different dynasties.After the ancient literature movement of Tang and Song,the ancient style prose replaced the rhythmical prose characterized by parallelism and ornateness.Writers studied the history books,and brevity and terseness were highly appreciated.In the Qing dynasty,people reinterpreted the theory on the verboseness and terseness,once again transforming the traditional views.