刘勰的宋玉研究述评

Commentary of Liu Xie's Research on Song Yu

刘勰在《文心雕龙》中肯定了宋玉在文学史上的地位和作用。其主要观点有:首次将宋玉与屈原并称,认为宋玉是辞赋十大英杰之一,肯定了宋玉在中国文学史上的独特地位;肯定宋玉是赋体文学的开山祖师,并第一个创作了对问体赋、谐体赋和祝辞;概括了宋玉辞赋的艺术特色与成就。

Liu Xie, who existed in Liang era Nan dynasty, appraised Song Yu many times in his famous work 'Wen Xin Diao Long'. Liu affirmed Song's position and value in the literature history. The main viewpoints as follows: It mentioned Song Yu and Qu Yuan equally for the first time and considered Song, who had a special position in the literature history of China, as one of the Ten Prominences of Dictions and Odes; it also affirmed that Song was the originator of ode style literature because he was the first one who indited 'Asking and Answering Odes', 'Humoristic Odes' and 'Prayer Diction'; finally, it generalized the artistic features and achievements of Song's dictions and odes.