“兴观群怨”说与“卡塔西斯”论之比较

孔子和亚里士多德是中西方文艺理论和中西方美学奠基人。孔子的"兴观群怨"的诗歌理论,是中国文学批评史上的创造性提法,长期影响中国诗歌的创作和评论;亚里士多德的"卡塔西斯"论是西方文艺理论和西方美学的标点性内容,影响到西方戏剧乃至其他文体。两种理论虽然产生的时代、背景不同,导致其逻辑基础和适用文体的差异,但从都重视文艺的社会作用和审美价值,都倡导"中庸"、"中和"的美学原则,具有异曲同工之妙。

The Compare of "Xing Guan Qun Yuan" Theory and "Katharsis" Theory

Confucius and Aristotle are founders of Chinese and western literary theory and aesthetics. Confucius's view of "Xing" poetry theory is a creative idea in the history of China's literary criticism. It has long-term effects on Chinese poetry creation and commentary. Affecting the western drama and other styles, Aristotle's Katharsis theory is a remarkable content of western literary theory and western aesthetics. These two theories are born with different background in different times, which results in their different logic basis and working styles, but from the social function of literary and aesthetic value they both advocate "doctrine", the aesthetic principles.