南宋士人“好书”风尚探析--以周必大为例

An analysis of the fashion of “interest in calligraphy” among the intellectuals in the Southern Song:The case of Zhou Bida

宋代独特的历史环境,促使书法出现诸多新风貌。政府推动书法发展的多种举措,君主"皆喜翰墨"的普遍倾向,士人"学书为乐"的书法观,以及浓厚的家学氛围,是士人"好书"形成的重要原因。南宋士人将"好书"融入日常生活,书法除了具有大家熟知的"修身养性"、"雅好游娱"、"学术研究"和"文化传承"之功用外,还是士人受知于君以及日常交谊的重要方式。可以说,南宋书法史是一部由君主和士人"好书"构成的书法史。

The special environment of the Song Dynasties resulted in new scenes of calligraphy. The government's measures to promote calligraphy,most of the emperors 'like calligraphy and painting', intellectuals' view of'calligraphy as pleasure', as well as the rich atmosphere of learning in family, were all the reasons for the'interest in calligraphy'. The intellectuals in the Southern Song mixed the interest with their daily life. Apart from its well-known functions,such as improvement of character, noble entertainment, academic research and cultural inheritance, calligraphy was also an importantway for the intellectuals getting to be known by an emperor and their social interaction.Arguably, the history of the calligraphy in the Southern Song is characterised by emperors' and intellectuals' hobby for calligraphy.