温柔敦厚诗教称谓考

Textual Research on the Name of Confucian Poetry Theory

作为传统诗学理论的基本内容和核心,诗教理论有许多不同的称谓。除了温柔敦厚的习见称谓之外,还有温良敦厚、优柔敦厚、敦厚温柔、优柔温厚、温柔崇厚、优柔感讽、温厚和平、和平温厚、温惠柔良、温厚等诸多不同称谓。这些称谓从某些特定角度揭示了诗教的特质,显示了传统诗教理论的丰富内涵与深远影响。它们少为人知,迄今未被梳理总结。对诗教称谓认识的不足,不仅影响到人们对诗教概念的认识,而且影响到对诗教内容的理解与历史意义的认识。

As the basic content and the core of the traditional Chinese poetics theory,Confucian poetry theory has many different appellations,such as there are 11 different expressions of“gentle and honest”.These appellations reveal the characteristics of the Confucian poetry theory from some perspectives,and show the rich connotation and far-reaching influence of the traditional Poetry theories.They are little known and have not been summarized so far.The lack of understanding about Confucian poetry theory not only affects people’s understanding of its concept,but also affects the understanding of its content and historical significance.