姚永朴的声律论

On the Rhyme Theory by Yao Yongpu

声律是桐城派文论的一个理论范畴,桐城派古文家论述颇为丰富,姚永朴的文学批评对桐城派声律论有所总结。其在对照齐梁声律论与历代音韵学的基础上,熔铸唐宋古文家及桐城派以气势声调为要点的声律论,讨源于经学,勾勒其历史,区判自然的声律与人为的声律,为文章声律论敷理举统,具有一定的学术史意义。桐城派多以文章声律论来评析诗歌声响,在文的声律与诗的声律上有些缠夹,姚永朴的诗歌声律论也有这个倾向。

The rhyme theory is a theoretical category of Tongcheng School’s literary theory,which has been extensively discussed by ancient writers.Yao Yongpu’s literary criticism summarizes the rhyme theory of Tongcheng School.On the basis of Qi Liang’s rhyme theory and phonology of previous dynasties,he integrated the rhyme theory of Tang and Song Dynasty and Tongcheng School,which is based on imposing manner and tone.It is of certain academic historical significance to discuss and outline its history,to distinguish natural rhymes from artificial ones,and to lay down the rhyme theory for articles.Most of the Tongcheng School comment on the sound of poetry by using the rhyme theory,and there are some entanglements between the rhyme of poetry and prose.Yao Yongpu’s poetic rhyme theory also has this tendency.