宋代诗文词作者的层级与时空分布

宋代有诗、词、文作品传世的作者共16775人。超过一半的作者都是孤篇存世,存诗文词1-9首(篇)的低产作者占八九成,中产作者有一成多。诗文存量在501首以上的高产作者有157人,其中陆游诗作最多,达9242首,苏轼的文章量居首,有4837篇。从地域分布来看,浙江的作者最多,其次是福建、江西,这三省的作者占天下之半,可见其文风之盛,也见出作者分布的不均衡。从南北对比来看,南方占绝对优势,北方10省市的作者总数不如浙江一省的人多。作者的版图分布,呈两片一带一点型。从作品量的贡献来看,词文的创作量都是江西第一、浙江第二,诗作量则是浙江称雄。宋代诗文七成多的作品是由浙江、江西、四川、福建、江苏五省的作者创作的。从地市级作者分布看,福建南平市的作者数高居第一,福州第二,杭州第三。数据表明,进士人数与诗文词作者人数呈高度正相关,进士多的地区,作者亦多、文风亦盛。从阶段性变化来看,元祐时期,宋代诗文词全面进入高峰期,数据印证了元祐文学的辉煌和南宋中兴时期文学的“中兴”。宋代诗词文作者和作品的统计数据,细化了对宋代文学发展进程的认识。

Statistical Classification and Temporal-Spatial Distribution of Literati in Song Dynasty

16,775 literati in the Song dynasty(960-1279)handed down their works of Shi,Ci and Wen genres to later generations.Over half of the literati left only one piece of work.Thus,those with 1 to 9 pieces accounted for 80-90 percent of the total output,while those with average amount of output took slightly over 10 percent.157 writers were among the most productive ones in Shi and Wen genre,whose works exceeded 501 pieces on average.Regarding Shi genre,Lu You(1125-1210)produced the highest volume,with 9,242 poems.Meanwhile in Wen genre,Su Shi(1037-1101)left the largest amount of work,totaling 4,837 pieces.In terms of spatial distribution,the largest group of literati came from Zhejiang province,followed by Fujian and Jiangxi provinces.The number of literati from these three provinces accounted for half of the total of Chinese literati.Comparing southern and northern China,literati from the south have an overwhelming advantage since the number of literati from Zhejiang province alone exceeds thosefrom 10 northern provinces and cities.In terms ofspatial distribution of the writers,it emerged as a shape of two regions,one belt and a point.In terms of total output of Ci and Wen genres,Jiangxi ranked first,with Zhejiang second.In Shi genre,Zhejiang was the top producer.More than 70 percent of Shi and Wen works were composed by literati from Zhejiang,Jiangxi,Sichuan,Fujian,and Jiangsu provinces.Ranking the number of literati by city,Nanping,Fujian Province topped the list,followed by Fuzhou,Fujian Province,and Hangzhou,Zhejiang Province.The data also demonstrate a high correlation between the number of Jinshi and local literati.In other words,the more Jinshi from one region,the more literati and higher literary production in the same region.From the perspective of periodic changes,the volumes of Shi,Wen,Chi all came to a peak in Yuanyou Reign(1086-1094)of the Song Dynasty.The statistics confirm the splendor of Yuanyou literature and a revival of literature in the Southern Song restoration period.The data of Song literati and their works in Shi,Ci and Wen genres provide a more detailed understanding of literary progress in the Song dynasty.