Chinese poem illustration/ 次北固山下/王湾 Sailing to the open sea
Chinese poem illustration: 次北固山下/ Anchored at the Foot of Beigu Mount by Wang Wan The starter gun of Prosperous Tang Period(盛唐), the true spirit of the time, taken as motto by aRead More…
Chinese poem illustration: 次北固山下/ Anchored at the Foot of Beigu Mount by Wang Wan The starter gun of Prosperous Tang Period(盛唐), the true spirit of the time, taken as motto by aRead More…
Chinese poem illustration: 渡汉江/ Crossing the Han River by Song Zhiwen YouTube above not applicable? watch full video at Bilibili: 渡汉江 One of the famous poet in early Tang period, key contributorRead More…
Chinese poem illustration: 使至塞上/ Envoy to Frontier Fortress by Wang Wei YouTube above not applicable? watch full video at Bilibili: 使至塞上 One of the most popular poems by Wang Wei, depicted theRead More…
补记:2021年5月于书店偶读刘学锴教授的书,刘师浸淫李商隐研究多年,也认为锦瑟是义山的自伤诗,且其主旨旧人早已明察,如元好问著名的“望帝春心托杜鹃,佳人锦瑟怨华年。诗家总爱西昆好,独恨无人作郑笺。”算是遗山的“遗笺”,示其义山托心怨年之作也。两年前写完以下这篇“揭秘”文不久,我就意识到通晓义山心意的,史上当大有其人,或未留下言语,或声微言轻。当然,大多数人即使听到遗山如此振聋发聩的声音,听到了却不明白,这就是世道老天之常啊! 再记:2023年3月读唐上官婉儿墓志,其中有太平公主弔词二首,有”潇湘水断,宛委山倾。珠沉圆折,玉碎连城“,比上官具潇湘妃子辅尧舜之材,其亡如”珠沉“,似”玉碎“,跟百五十年后义山所谓”沧海明珠“,”蓝田玉烟“之辞乃取一象,此辞此象大概率是唐人的通识。理解沧海明珠和蓝田玉烟所具的悼亡意象,乃是理解锦瑟一诗的关键。 “獭祭曾惊博奥殚,一篇锦瑟解人难”. 对中国古典诗词里最玄奥的谜题, 清人王渔阳在李商隐辞世八百年后还这样感叹.时至今日, 诗家史家对此诗的解读仍无定论, 似乎应了西汉大儒董仲舒的结论”诗无达诂”. 平心而论, 千二百年来, 历朝历代的好诗者已经从各个角度解读了此诗, 原本晦涩离奇多獭祭(多用典)的义山绝唱, 其字面和用典日臻”达诂”, 众诗家史家异议的不过是本诗的真意: 李商隐所想表达的”此情”究竟何为. 今以此文试做锦瑟新解, 再抛砖瓦破玉刀. “诗言志,歌咏言”, 诗歌自古一体. 自魏晋南北朝, 诗词逐渐独立于歌,生出根骨. 纵观中国古典诗词, 晚唐可称为另一个”变风”的节点. 锦瑟的大背景就是骨成风变之时. 古典诗词, 风雅为本经, 是诗歌的根本, 所言之”志”必关乎”风雅”. “风” 乃众人之志, 关乎天地众人之情; “雅”乃国士之叹,乃一人之观于国事。 观天地人三才,Read More…