先秦侠士群体特质及其对文学之影响

On the group Characteristics of the Pre-Qin Chivalrous Swordsmenand their Influence on Later Literature

先秦侠士是特定历史条件下出现的特定群体,这一群体中每一成员的行为各不相同,但是他们的性格内核却具有明显的共性,即"视死如归,知恩图报"。这一群体的精神特质对后世诗歌、小说作家及其创作产生了重要的影响。

The pre-Qin chivalrous swordsmen are a special group that emerged under given historic circumstances. The members in this group differed from each other in their acts and behavior, but they had in common the quality of 'looking upon death as going home and returning the favors one's received in a bountiful way' which was the kernel of their personality. This mental characteristic of theirs had great influence on later poets and writers and their literary creation.