"苏子归黄泉,笔法遂中绝"--论欧阳修的推介对苏舜钦在北宋书坛地位确立的意义

欧阳修对苏舜钦的书法艺术评价极高,对苏的书学思想也非常推崇.他经常与苏舜钦就笔法以及其他相关问题展开讨论,涉及的范围很广,由于苏舜钦没有留下系统的书论著作,所以他论书的只言片语大都借以欧阳修的著作保留下来,他们以诗文唱和,以翰墨传情,共同营造了北宋良好的书坛氛围.因此,苏舜钦在北宋书坛地位的确立与欧阳修的褒奖和推介是分不开的.

"When Su Shunqin Is Dead, So Is Penmanship"-- On Significance of Ouyang Xiu''''s Praise in Establishig Su Shunqin''''s Status in Penmanship in the Northern Song Dynasty

Ouyang Xiu gave a higher evaluation of Su Shunqin's penmanship, and respected Su's views on penmanship. He often discussed penmanship and other related issues with Su, covering a large range of topics. Because Su did not leave his own systematic writings on penmanship, his few opinions can only be found in Ouyang's works. They communicated through poetry and letters, jointly creating a fair atmosphere for penmanship in the Northern Song Dynasty. Su became an important member of the of penmanship at the time mostly thanks to Ouyang's high praise and recommendation.