论姚合《极玄集》

On Yao He’s Ji Xuan Ji

姚贾诗人群体是中晚唐间重要的诗人群体和文学流派 ,然而在很长的时间里 ,这个群体往往被韩孟诗人群体所掩盖 ,它的独立性和意义一直为人所忽视。姚合《极玄集》为今存唐人选唐诗中重要的选本之一。它的意义不仅仅在于它显示出选者对前代文学的认识 ,更在于它揭示出姚贾诗人群体的独特风貌 ,即苦吟的文学观念、五律的体验方式。

For a long time, the important group of poets and literary school headed by Yao He and Jia Dao in the middle and late Tang Dynasty has been outshined by that headed by Han Yu and Meng Jiao, thus leading to the obscurity of its independence and significance. Ji Xuan Ji, an anthology compiled by Yao He, was one of the most important ones of Tang Dynasty still available today. Its significance lies in that it not only shows the compiler’s understanding of the literature of the previous generation, but tells the unique style of this group of poets as well, that is, the literary idea stressing the choice of diction, the experience with the composition of Wu Lu (an eight-line rhymes poem with five characters in each line), the focusing on reflection and nostalgia as poetic themes, as well as secluded and eccentric aesthetic standards.