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文艺理论研究 ›› 2017, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (5): 19-32.

• 古代文论与古代文学的理论研究 • 上一篇    下一篇

清代江南士林的文字缘及其文字力量崇拜

罗时进   

  1. 苏州大学文学院
  • 出版日期:2017-09-25 发布日期:2018-10-17
  • 作者简介:罗时进，苏州大学文学院教授，苏州大学古典文献研究所所长，博士生导师，主要研究方向为唐宋元明清诗文、地域与家族文学。
  • 基金资助:
    国家社会科学基金重点项目“清代江南文人日常生活与文学创作研究”[项目编号：16AZW009]；江苏省社科重点项目“吴文化民间知识体系的构建研究”[项目编号：13JDA010]阶段性成果。

The Socializing Function of Chinese Characters and the Worship of Character Power among Intellectuals in Jiangnan in the Qing Dynasty

Luo Shijin   

  1. School of Humanity, Soochow University
  • Online:2017-09-25 Published:2018-10-17
  • About author:Luo Shijin is a professor in the School of Humanity, Soochow University. His academic areas include studies of verse and prose of the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties．
  • Supported by:
    the National Social Science Fund for Key Project (No. 16AZW009) and the Key Project of Social Sciences of Jiangsu Province(No.13JDA010)

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摘要： 清代江南士林的文字缘可以从文字饮、文字业、文字功三个方面进行分析，这三个方面体现了文人以文字为媒、以文字为事、以文字为器的总体状况，也表现出他们对“文字——文学”所具有的不同层次的文化功能、社会作用的体认。文字缘现象不是清代，也不是江南所独有的， 在某种程度上是中国古代各地文人群体的共相，但清代社会与历史的复杂性，江南文人群体的聚集度，使得这种对“文字——文学”的偏好演化为一种文化崇拜的心理。尤其在社会大变局中，相对于物质的力量，他们似乎更相信文字凿破天地、创化世界的伟力。文字缘与文字崇拜，体现了江南文人对本土文化符号的审美体验和价值发现，显示出对文学话语场域的扩大和对道义目的性的追求。

关键词: 清代, 江南士林, 文字缘, 文字崇拜

Abstract: During the Qing Dynasty, intellectuals in Jiangnan communicated with each other through literature, which could be analyzed in three aspects: talking about literature while drinking, taking writing as a profession, and achieving great success in writing. These three aspects embody the overall condition that the intellectuals take writing as a channel, a profession and a tool, reflecting their cognition of the social effects and cultural functions of "character-literature" in different levels. Socializing through writing is not a phenomenon in Jiangnan alone during the Qing Dynasty, but a shared practice among all intellectuals in ancient China to some extent. However, the complexity of society and history during the Qing Dynasty and the aggregation of Jiangnan literati turned their preference to "character-literature" into a culture-worship mentality. In particular, when facing radical social changes, the literati seemed to believe in Chinese characters' enormous creative power more than their material strength. Socializing through writing and the worship of characters embody Jiangnan literati's aesthetic experience and value exploration of their local cultural symbols, showing their pursuit of enlarging literary field and of moral principles.

Key words: Qing Dynasty, intellectual in Jiangnan area, socializing function of characters, worship of characters