庄子对古代文论的开拓性贡献

Pioneering Contributions by Zhuang Zi to Ancient Literary Criticism

在中国古代文学理论批评及美学方面 ,庄子有诸多开创性的贡献。虽然他的理论本属哲学范畴 ,但后世文论家或艺术家多从中受到启发 ,尤其是他的寓言故事除了哲理意蕴 ,同时又有着丰富的艺术审美内涵 ,文艺家往往吸收其中的许多因素来谈文论艺 ,诸如道、气、言意、虚静、道进于技、天人合一、法天贵真等哲学范畴及艺术思想 。

Zhuang Zi has made many pioneering contributions in the field of literary criticism and aesthetics in ancient China. Although his theory originally belong to the field of philosophy, many literary criticism scholars and artist after him benefited from him. His fables, in particular, possess rich artistic connotations as well as philosophical implications many elements of which are quoted by literary scholars to comment literature, such as Taoism, Qi, heaven and man unification, peacefulness, other philosophical notions and artistic ideology etc. This has exerted far-reaching impact in the area of literary writings and theory.