王国维古雅论与古代文才思想
作者简介:赵树功,宁波大学人文与传媒学院教授(浙江 宁波 315211)
摘要: “古雅”是王国维为裁鉴中国古代所谓“非天才”创作的审美价值创造的概念。其相关理论呈现出如下矛盾与游移:一方面古雅论体现了中国古代文才思想中才学关系理论的深刻影响,并对文艺创作中的人力所能有着细微准确的把握;另一方面又将西方超人意蕴贯注于“天才”概念,通过“天才”、天才创作与“非天才”、非天才创作的截然二分,形成以“美术”与“非真正之美术”为表象的天人对立,模糊了中国古代文才思想中才有其分的通识。既强调“古雅”可以凭依人力,又透露出其创作没有一定禀赋难以臻达的倾向。以上矛盾与游移,源自作者对康德天才论的笼统理解,源自作者以叔本华天才思想对康德天才观的异位阐释,源自他对西方“天才”概念与我国才性、文才、禀赋等固有概念内涵未作区划情况下的强制阐释。王国维有关“古雅”的论述虽然不无偏颇,其方法论对当代文化建设仍有着重要的启示。
Wang Guowei’s Guya Theory and the Thoughts on Literary Talent in Ancient China
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2019-05-01
Abstract: Guya (" 古雅”) is a conception from Wang Guowei, he created this conception for investigating the aesthetic values of non-genius creation in ancient China. And the relevant theories present some contradictions. On the one hand, guya theory reflect the profound influence of relationship between nature and human beings in ancient Chinese literary thoughts. This theory accurately grasp the impossible of study in literary and artistic creation. On the other hand, guya also introduces the connotation of Western superman theory into the concept of genius. Through the distinction between genius, genius creation and non-genius, non-genius creation, taking shape of the nature and human being’s opposite surface from " beauty arts” and " not real beauty arts”. This theory blurs the general knowledge of talent limit in ancient Chinese literary talent thoughts. For one thing, this theory emphasized guya could rely on manpower. For another thing, guya also revealed it is really hard to reach the tendency if someone has no certain creation talent. These contradictions are derived from the author’s general understanding of Kant’s theory of genius and used Schopenhauer’s genius theory to explain Kant’s genius, and derived from he did not make a distinction between western concept of genius and literary talent, nature, natural endowment and some inherent concepts of the circumstances of mandatory interpretation in our country. The discussion maybe have some bias, but the methodology is also an important enlightenment to help us make cultural construction.