《文心雕龙·原道》篇“逮及商周,文胜其质”之“胜”字解

Interpretations of“Sheng”in“Daijishangzhou,Wenshengqizhi”in Wenxin Diaolong-Yuan Dao

"逮及商周,文胜其质"一句,作为《文心雕龙·原道》篇中论及商周文学的重要观点,其释义不容忽视。学者们大多关注于"胜"字应释为"超过"还是"相称"的问题,而未关注到"其"字的具体释义。"其"字应代指"商周"之文,而并非代指"唐虞"与"商周"。同时,在《宗经》篇、《通变》篇等篇章中,皆可看出商周文学文质彬彬的完美状态。关于商周之文的评价是刘勰论文的重要观点之一,符合刘勰文质并重的思想,因而"胜"字应释为"相称"。

The phrase"Daijishangzhou,Wenshengqizhi"(referring to the literature of the Shang and Zhou dynasties,its elegance is comparable to its plainness)in Wenxin Diaolong-Yuan Dao,expresses an important point of view on Shang and Zhou literature,the interpretation of which cannot be ignored.Scholars have mostly focused on the question of whether the word"sheng"should be interpreted as"more than"or"comparable to",paying little attention to the interpretation of the word"qi",which should refer to"the literature of Shang and Zhou"instead of"Tang and Yu"or"Shang and Zhou".At the same time,the perfection of the literature of the Shang and Zhou dynasties can be seen in the chapters of Zongjing and Tongchang.The evaluation of the literature of the Shang and Zhou dynasties is one of the important views of Liu Xie’s theses,which is in line with Liu Xie’s idea that both elegance and plainness matter.Therefore,the word"sheng"should be interpreted as"comparable to".