转型期的唐代骈文批评

CRITICISM OF RHYTHMICAL PARALLEL PROSE OF THE TANG DYNASTYIN ITS TRANSFORMATION

出于总结前代文化遗产的现实需要,在文学领域,无论初盛唐的骈文家还是中唐古文运动的先驱都能从政教作用出发反思前代创作经验。随着古文的形成,骈文从普遍的文章形态逐渐转变为一种特殊的文章体制,在此过程中,古文家及其先驱又对作为一般文章形态的骈偶体制加以批判。这两种批评潮流都促进了骈文批评从一般文章学向专门文体学的转型。而唐人对本朝骈文的批评因具有重视政教文体的倾向,与宋代作为专门文体学的四六批评已有相通之处。因此唐代骈文批判呈现出破中有立的态势。

In the early period of the Tang Dynasty, whether writers of rhythmical parallel prose or initiators of ancient prose movement examines the creative experience of the earlier dynasty from the political point of view according to practical needs for summing up cultural heritage of the previous dynasty. With the shaping of ancient prose, rhythmical parallel prose evolved from an average form of writing to a particular form of writing, in the process of which writers of ancient prose made further criticism of rhythmical parallel prose as an average form of writing. The criticisms mentioned expedited the transformation of rhythmical parallel prose from an average of writing to a particular style of writing. More stress was laid on political style in the criticism of rhythmical parallel prose in the Tang Dynasty, which was close to the criticism of 'Four-Six' parallel writing as a particular style I the Song Dynasty. This means that a breakthrough had been made in the criticism of parallel prose in the Tang Dynasty.