略论萧统为何钟爱陶渊明

Why XIAO Tong loved TAO Yuan-ming

刘勰主编的《文心雕龙》对陶渊明及其作品只字不提,主要是由于青年时代的刘勰,无论在人生观还是文学观上同陶渊明都是格格不入的,尽管刘勰也主张"通变"文运日新,也重视文采,但他强烈的宗经思想使他的文学思想和价值取向,相对地说比较保守,而萧统不仅在他主编的《文选》中选录陶渊明诗八首、辞一首,而且还编了《陶渊明集》,并亲自撰写了《陶渊明集序》、《陶渊明传》,在《序》、《传》中对陶渊明作了很高评价,这是由于萧统虽贵为太子,但所处宫廷重重矛盾的环境,使他向往身心自由的理想社会,这与平淡自然、志趣高远的陶渊明诗作思想是一致的。

There is no mention of TAO Yuan ming and his works in 'WEN XIN DIAO LONG' edited by LIU Xie mainly because LIU Xie in youth time was different from TAO Yuan ming both in outlook on life and in literature.At that time LIU Xie was relatively conservative in his literary philosophy and value.However,XIAO Tong chose eight poems and one song and edited 'Selections' and Biography of 'TAO Yuan ming',in which XIAO Tung spoke highly of TAO.This is because XIAO Tong,as a prince,longed for a free ideal life This thought is completely agreeable with TAOs.