“本我”的陈后主和“玉树后庭花”

Emperor Chen Shupao's Inner Self in His “Courtyard Flower” Poems

陈后主"玉树后庭花"之类的诗因为是"亡国之词"受到后世谴责。实际上,"生深宫之中,长妇人之手"的陈后主,随性享受生命,充分抒发健康真实的"本我"之美,在中国诗歌中格外珍贵。陈后主诗处在诗歌格律接近成熟时期,因此又具备婉转流丽的神采之美。

Emperor Chen Shupao's'Courtyard Flower'poems were denounced in later ages as'poetry of subjugation'. However,the fact is,in spite of his being born in the deep palace and brought up under the tight grasp of women's controlling hands,Emperor Chen was still able to follow his free spirit and enjoy whatever was available to him in life. The healthy real inner self found in his poems turned them into a rare gem in Chinese poetry. Besides,as Emperor Chen was writing in the period when Ci was maturing,a touch of tenderness and smoothness is thus added to the charms of his verse.