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文艺理论研究 ›› 2017, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (4): 6-15.

• 古代文论与古代文学的理论研究 •    下一篇

曾国藩的诗文理论观念及其近代意义

左鹏军   

  1. 华南师范大学国际文化学院
  • 出版日期:2017-09-25 发布日期:2017-11-26
  • 作者简介:左鹏军,文学博士,广东省高等学校珠江学者特聘教授,华南师范大学国际文化学院教授,博士生导师。主要从事中国近代文学、戏曲与戏曲文献研究。
  • 基金资助:
    本文为国家社会科学基金项目“中国近代文体观念与文体演变研究”[编号:10BZW071]阶段性成果。

Zeng Guofan's Theoretical Ideas on Poetry and Prose and their Modern Significance

Zuo Pengjun   

  1. the College of International Culture of South China Normal University
  • Online:2017-09-25 Published:2017-11-26
  • About author:Zuo Pengjun, Ph.D., is a professor in the College of International Culture of South China Normal University. He holds a position of professor fellowship of Zhujiang River Scholar Program. He majors in the researches on modern Chinese literature and traditional Chinese theatre theory and literature.

摘要: 产生于中国传统文化面临冲击转换、社会时局动荡不安背景下的曾国藩的诗文理论内容相当丰富,主要包括强调文学与世变相因、提倡“经济”之学,继承发展古文阳刚与阴柔学说并将其与文章风格类型、变化发展观念相结合,关注古文文体功能特征、主张骈散相济、奇偶结合,关注公文及其他应用文体的形态功能,主张在积理极富的基础上追求修辞立诚、强调创新自立,强调诗文声调和谐之美、以诵读传达情韵等方面。这种思想观念一方面表现出传承与维护正统的理论倾向,另一方面表现出适当变革和求真务实以挽救文风、适应时代需求的近代意识,反映了曾国藩及其同道者在继承传统诗文理论基础上进行适度变革转换的稳健姿态,也透露出中国近代文学理论发生内在变革和寻求理论出路的时代信息。

关键词: 曾国藩, 诗文理论, 文学观念, 承传新变, 中国近代

Abstract: Zeng Guofan's theories on poetry and prose, born against a background of cultural shock and political turbulence, comprise rich content, including an accent on the interrelation between literature and change of times, an encouragement  of practical studies, a stylistic view of the inheritance and combination of both masculinity theory and femininity theory on ancient style prose, an attention to functions and styles of ancient style prose with an opinion of combining parallel and non-parallel proses, an attention to formations and functions of official prose and other forms of practical writing with a pursuit of honest expression and stylistic innovation based on rich argumentations, and an accent on aesthetics of harmonious rhymes. On the one hand, these ideas represent a tendency of inheritance and maintenance of orthodoxy; on the other hand, they manifest a modern consciousness of remedying the literary fashion to accommodate to the need of times through appropriate innovation and pragmatic approaches. This dialectical unity reflects the moderate posture of Zeng Guofan and his fellows in terms of making appropriate innovation based on inheriting traditional theories of poetry and prose; at the same time, it tells more about the time marked by an internal reform and the search for a path for modern Chinese literary theories.

Key words: Zeng Guofan, theories on poetry and prose, inheritance and innovation, Chinese modern times