“诗穷而后工”的文化成因与晁补之的新解读

“诗穷而后工”是中国古代文学批评史中的一个重要命题,但对这种观念为何大兴于北宋的成因,涉猎者较少。历代文学家及学者对这一命题的阐释多着眼于物质及精神生活层面的困苦磨难对作家创作的重要影响。但晁补之指出,导致这一现象的深层原因与文学乃非功利活动的本质相关,他更为强调文学的内在独立精神对作家的巨大支持作用。

CHAO Bu- zhi's Fresh Ideas about the Cultural Origin of "Qiong Er Hou Gong"

There have been little scientific researches on the cultural origin of"Qiong Er Hou Gong", an important theme in Chinese ancient literary criticism history. Literary critics of past ages study more about the influence of material and spiritual sufferings on the authors' literary composition which differs from CHAO Bu-zhi's idea that "Qiong Er Hou Gong" originates from the nonnutilitarian essence of literature. He stresses the great influence of the internal and independent spirit on the authors.