南朝文笔之辨

笔从言分化出来后,在社会生活中的地位日益重要,尽管受到传统势力的长期排斥,终就成为寒门士子的仕进之梯。到南朝,文风愈盛,文士集团崛起,文笔受到普遍重视,别集、总集大量产生,文笔之辨成为文章学的重要内容。南朝学者试图从目录、音韵、情感三方面对文笔进行区分,虽有许多不周全之处,但也从一个侧面反映了南朝文学的盛况。

Debates on Style of Writing during Southern Dynasties

Since its independence from the oral speech in ancient China,the written-Chinese style has been playing an increasingly important role in the society.With all the rejection to and suppression of it by traditional forces in feudal China,it turned out one of the major means for grassroots intellectuals to seek their promotion in the social hierarchy.With the prevalence of essay writing and rise of literati during the Southern dynasties(420-589),unprecedented attention was paid to the style of writing,and a lo...