皎然《诗式》“作用”论

On "Zuoyong" (作用) of Poem Style by Jiao Ran

“作用”是皎然《诗式》中的一个重要概念,关系到对皎然诗学整体及《诗式》理论结构的把握理解。它本是佛学的常用语,皎然将之引入诗学,其涵义指向诗人个性创造力的表现,具体内容则为立意取境的运作,在意境理论生成史上具有重大的意义。但长期以来,其意涵隐蔽不彰,有的解释甚至出现淆误,故探索清理其概念范畴具有重要价值。

The term 'Zuoyong'(作用), which is an important concept in Poem Style by Jiao Ran, concerns the understanding of his Poem Style. Jiao Ran introduced 'Zuoyong' (作用), which was formerly a common term in Buddhism, into poetry with the implication oriented toward the expression of personal creation. The concrete content , which is the operation of conception - making and view - finding, has great importance in the growing history of the theory of artistic realm. But for a long time, the implication has not been fully discovered or was even distorted. This paper is to probe and clear it up.