“味”与“趣”——试论诗性生命的审美质性

在中国诗学的一系列基本范畴中,"味""趣"的概念颇为虚灵,但它们更能显示中国诗学的独特精神,极难辨析与领会."味"和"趣"是主体审美理想与情趣在诗歌文本有机构成中的落实,更多地关联到人的审美需求与审美活动.审美活动本身亦属于生命活动,故而以"味""趣"为标志的审美机能,实质上便是诗性生命的审美质性.这里分析了"味"与"趣"各自内涵的特征、区别和历史演化历程,阐释了它们之间的相互作用以及中国古典诗歌审美质性流变的关系,深刻地揭示了诗性生命的审美特性.

"Tone" and "Taste"--On the Aesthetic Quality of Poetic Life

Chinese poetics,"tone" and "taste" are two delicate concepts which are more concerned with people's aesthetic demands and activities.They are in essence the aesthetic qualities of the poetic life.This paper analyses the meanings of the two concepts,points out their differences and their evolution,expounds their interaction and their relationship with the change of ancient Chinese poetry aesthetic qualities and finally discloses the aesthetic qualities of the poetic life.