《文心雕龙·体性》之“轻靡”辨析

An Analysis of the“Qingmi”of Wen Xin Diao Long·Ti Xing

“轻靡”是刘勰《文心雕龙·体性》篇中提出的“八体”中的一体,许多学者认为刘勰对此体持否定态度,这是值得商榷的。要理解刘勰对“轻靡”的褒贬态度,首先应该立足于全书分析“轻靡”的具体内涵。“轻靡”在风格上倾向于“力柔”“轻快”;在内容表达上“轻虚”“平淡”;在形式上表现为“密”“丽”。同时,刘勰在《体性》篇中对“轻靡”做了多角度阐释,充分说明了他对“轻靡”的肯定。通过全文分析可以看出,刘勰是将“轻靡”作褒义词使用的,并无贬义。

“Qingmi”is one of the“eight styles”put forward in Liu Xie’s Wen Xin Diao Long·Ti Xing,many scholars think that Liu Xie holds a negative attitude towards this style,which is questionable.In order to understand Liu Xie’s praise and criticism attitude towards“Qingmi”,we should first analyze the specific connotation of“Qingmi”based on the whole book.“Qingmi”tends to be“soft”and“brisk”in style,“empty”and“plain”in content expression,and“gorgeous”and“beautiful”in form.At the same time,Liu Xie made a multi angle interpretation of“Qingmi”in“Ti Xing”,which fully showed that he did not show a clear attitude of“Qingmi”.Through the analysis of the full text,“Qingmi”is understood as a word with commendatory meaning,which may be more in line with Liu Xie’s original meaning.