词“婉约”与“豪放”说略

A Discussion on “婉约”—— Subtle & Concise School of Ci Writing and “豪放”— Powerful & Free School of Ci Writing

词有“婉约”、“豪放”之分 ,始于明人张纣延 ,而以此划分词派则在清代。词或“婉约”或“豪放”相关词人作词的主观原理 ,相关词人自身的资质、气度 ,还与作品的题材及作品产生的文化背景相关。对“婉约”、“豪放” ,前人尚有正、变之议 ,今人则认为是一体分流 ,双峰并峙。我们要善于分别同一词派词作。

Ci writing styles are divided into “婉约”—— Subtle & Concise and “豪放”—— Powerful & Free. The division began with Zhang Yan in the Ming Dynasty. During the Qing Dynasty,Ci writing developed into two schools.The use of either Subtle & Concise or Powerful & Free is closely associated with the subject and background of authors' works in addition to their subjective principles implemented in writing, intelligence and liberality. As to Subtle & Concise and Powerful & Free, people in ancient times were divided on the argument that the former is orthodox while the latter is not. People in modern times believe that the two schools are like two peaks standing side by side. So, the key point is to be able to recognize the differences in styles between works written by authors of the same school, and those by the same author.