“连珠”文体及其与《韩非子·储说》的关系

明杨慎认为连珠之体肇于韩非,连珠的特征是先列其目而后著其解,这其实是一种误解。连珠应是扬雄首创,但明显是受了《韩非子·储说》的影响。连珠的特征应是辞句连续,互相发明,若珠之结排。所以,运用连珠这种语体可写出各种文体的作品来,连珠的本质既不是论述说理,也不是抒情,但人们可以用连珠来寄予哲理,也可以用连珠来抒情。

Lianzhu Style and its Relation to Essays of Han Fei Zi

Yang Shen regarded that Han Fei was the creator of Lianzhu style whose feature was Topics come before explanation. This is a misunderstanding.Lianzhu style was created by Yang Xiong though it was under the influence of Essays of Han Fei Zi.This style attaches great importance to coherence of words and expressions,which can be used in the writing of works in different styles.Though Lianzhu style does not aim to stress argument or emotion,it can help express philosophical ideas and strong emotions.