張科
中華民族是詩的民族,中國人民對詩詞有著獨特的文化情結(jié)。一部中國詩詞史既是中華文明在語言文字上濃縮的精華,更是幾千年來中國人民精神風(fēng)貌的展示。從中國詩歌的緣起《詩經(jīng)》開始,包括漢魏六朝詩、唐宋詩詞、明清詩詞,—直延續(xù)到現(xiàn)當(dāng)代名人詩詞,千百年來,人們就是從這些意韻無窮的詩詞中得到滋養(yǎng),代代相傳、生生不息。
詩詞是中國人表達情感的最古老的方式。央視詩詞類節(jié)目《中國詩詞大會》《朗讀者》火爆的深層次原因,就是中華民族詩心不老,一遇水與陽光就會勃發(fā)綻放。
浙江大學(xué)人文學(xué)院丁茂遠教授所著《浙江現(xiàn)代十大家詩詞賞析》一書,新近由中國社會科學(xué)出版社出版,受到讀者的歡迎與好評。書中入選的十位大家是:蔡元培、章太炎、劉大白、魯迅、馬一浮、沈尹默、郁達夫、茅盾、俞平伯、夏承燾。他們在各自從事的政治、教育、文化、學(xué)術(shù)、文學(xué)等領(lǐng)域都卓然成家,且都在舊體詩詞寫作方面取得了顯著成就。這些我國現(xiàn)代著名的革命家、思想家、教育家、文學(xué)家,被稱為“大家”均當(dāng)之無愧。
我問丁茂遠教授:“你為什么要寫這本書呢?”
“我寫《浙江現(xiàn)代十大家詩詞賞析》一書,是因為浙江地靈人杰,文人輩出,歷來是文學(xué)大省。自東漢以降,載入史冊的文學(xué)家超過千人。特別是五四以來,涌現(xiàn)出如魯迅、茅盾、郁達夫等一大批著名文學(xué)家,無論小說、散文還是戲劇,都涌現(xiàn)大量優(yōu)秀的作品,同樣,舊體詩詞創(chuàng)作也不例外。在新中國成立初期出現(xiàn)的第一本詩詞合集《魯迅郭沫若劉大白郁達夫四大家詩詞鈔》,四位大家中浙江就有三席,由此可見一斑。所以,集中介紹浙江現(xiàn)代十大家的詩詞,就是為了展示這些文化名人詩詞創(chuàng)作的成就,以引起讀者閱讀與鑒賞的興趣,既有助于讀者了解浙江現(xiàn)代詩詞的整體風(fēng)貌,也為文化浙江建設(shè)盡點綿薄之力。”
浙江現(xiàn)代文學(xué)家和文化名人中有如此眾多才華橫溢的詩人詞家,他們所作舊體詩詞佳篇為群星燦爛的中國現(xiàn)代文學(xué)增添了繽紛異彩。書中分別收入這十位大家各自三十篇詩詞,全書達40多萬字。
為方便讀者了解這十位大家的詩詞,對于他們每人都寫有一篇總論,以介紹他們主要的生平經(jīng)歷、詩詞創(chuàng)作與藝術(shù)成就;對于每位名家入選的三十篇詩詞,每篇之后各有一篇簡明扼要的賞析文章,主要介紹寫作緣起、詩詞內(nèi)容與藝術(shù)特點。
那么該書有什么寫作特色呢?我認為主要有三點:一是集中選取浙江十位大家詩詞欣賞分析,尚屬首見。二是兼顧藝術(shù)性與可讀性。書中入選的均系名家詩詞,因此具有一定的學(xué)術(shù)與史料價值。對于名家詩詞總體介紹與每篇具體分析相結(jié)合,力求深入淺出,能讓讀者看懂,進而提高閱讀能力與審美情趣。三是其中幾位名家,如蔡元培、馬一浮、章太炎的詩詞,雖已較為集中或分散收入全集,但至今尚無選本。沈尹默、俞平伯、夏承燾雖有單行本詩詞集,卻少見具體賞析文章。此書在開拓與創(chuàng)新方面作了可貴的探索與努力。
穿梭于奔流不息、從未斷流的中國文化之河,給讀者做一次現(xiàn)代詩詞的“導(dǎo)游”。深刻的文化脈絡(luò)在書中清晰呈現(xiàn)。從學(xué)者的角度,以現(xiàn)代的審美、簡練的表達,向人們介紹中華優(yōu)秀傳統(tǒng)文化。當(dāng)讀者打開扉頁,走進燦爛浙江現(xiàn)代詩詞世界,此中的體驗是如此的驚喜!
“十大家中有三家詩詞特別難于解讀,比如蔡元培,此前既無選本,也無人介紹,需從其全集十八卷中查找搜尋,然后加以注析;典故與史實的大量運用,使章太炎詩詞古奧晦澀,難讀難解;馬一浮作為學(xué)者型詩人,經(jīng)史、辭賦、詩文無不精深,佛經(jīng)、典藏也往往點化在詩詞中。這些都是此書解讀、寫作的難點?!倍∶h教授如是向我介紹。
現(xiàn)代舊體詩詞作為一種傳統(tǒng)的、特殊的文學(xué)樣式,是中國現(xiàn)代文學(xué)史上別樣的精彩篇章,但舊體詩詞多凝練含蓄,解讀不易。正如浙江大學(xué)人文學(xué)院博士生導(dǎo)師陸堅教授為此書撰寫的序言所說:此書“不囿成說,不避其難,獨有感悟,獨辟蹊徑……全書對入選作家及其詩作都有精要評介,對入選每一作品中的成語典故、疑難詞語等又作隨文疏解,這是坐著冷板凳干的勞心費時的苦活。編撰者還統(tǒng)攝全篇作鑒賞性的分析,這更有助于喚起讀者興趣,引導(dǎo)理解深入,給人以某種似曾相識卻又脫離舊蹤的醒目之感?!薄把院喴赓W的鑒賞短文,自出機杼,自有識見,使人心會意得,啟發(fā)多多?!?/p>
丁茂遠教授在老杭大中文系擔(dān)任了多年的現(xiàn)當(dāng)代文學(xué)教研室主任,退休后著書立說近10部。最近這5年,他連續(xù)出版了《中國現(xiàn)當(dāng)代著名人士對聯(lián)賞析辭典》《郭沫若全集·集外散佚詩詞考釋》《浙江現(xiàn)代十大家詩詞賞析》3本專著,合計約300萬字。
板凳要坐十年冷,文章不寫半句空。這是一種多么寶貴的筆尖上的工匠精神啊!每寫一本書都需要大量的資料積累,成千的材料卡片需要進行分類整理。就此一項基礎(chǔ)工作,工作量就極其浩大。但是,丁教授樂此不疲,笑言:“七老八十。”意思是到了70歲,人生有了新高度;80歲,有了新的豐收?!袄夏耆送诵萘艘残枰行┳非?,做點自己喜歡的事情。我是現(xiàn)當(dāng)代的專業(yè),古詩詞的‘愛好?!睂I(yè)與興趣的結(jié)合讓他找到了退休后的治學(xué)方向。
丁茂遠教授如今年逾80歲,依舊腰板筆挺,走起路來步履輕快。目前,丁教授又著手《古今西湖詩詞鑒賞》等著作的撰寫出版工作。老先生說:“我的愛好不過是一杯酒、一本書?!崩嫌兴鶠?,老有所樂,這真是一派詩酒年華、文化養(yǎng)老的好景象!
Professor Anthologizes Poetry of Zhejiang Literary Masters
By Zhang Ke
by Professor Ding Maoyuan of Liberal Arts College of Zhejiang University has been published by China Social Sciences Press. The book focuses upon the poems by Cai Yuanpei, Zhang Taiyan, Liu Dabai, Lu Xun, Ma Yifu, Shen Yimo, Yu Dafu, Mao Dun, Yu Pingbo, and Xia Chengtao, all 20th-century masters of national renown for their brilliant intellectual contributions to politics, education, culture, academic studies, and literature.endprint
Professor Ding had long wanted to put together such an anthology of poetry for a long time. He explained: “Zhejiang has long been a powerhouse of literature. Since the Eastern Han, over 1,000 natives of Zhejiang have been mentioned in history for their literary talents and achievements. In particular, a large galaxy of literary masters emerged out of the May 4 Movement in the late 1910s, including Lu Xun, Mao Dun and Yu Dafu. Though versed in the traditional Chinese classics as they were all born and primarily educated in the Qing Dynasty, they broke new grounds in literature and other fields as the imperial feudal system eventually collapsed and China struggled to modernize itself and moved toward a better future. In addition, the poems they wrote in the traditional format are pretty good. Shortly after the founding of the Peoples Republic of China in 1949, an anthology of poems by Lu Xun, Guo Moruo, Liu Dabai and Yu Dafu was published to recognize their literary achievement in the old-style poems. Three of the four were of Zhejiang origin. An anthology of poems by ten literary masters of Zhejiang origin is an opportunity for readers to read these poems and appreciate Zhejiang as a literary powerhouse.”
For each of the ten, the professor picked 30 poems, wrote an introduction on the individuals life, poetry and literary merits. For each of the 30 poems, he wrote a short appreciation, providing background information and analyzing what the poem says and why it is worth reading.
The professor took extra efforts to provide analysis and annotation on the poems of Cai Yuanpei, Zhang Taiyan and Ma Yifu. No publisher in China had ever published a selection of Cai Yuanpeis poems. Ding selected the quota from the 18-volume . Zhang Taiyan, a scholar of Chinese classics, liberally used literary allusions, historical facts, and anecdotes in his poems. They are difficult to read and analyze. It took the professor quite a long time and energy to process Zhangs poems. A scholar of Confucianism, Ma Yifu wrote poems that not only reflect his profound understanding of history, literature, and classics but also mirror his understanding of Buddhist sutras and the concepts from his private collection of books.
is special for a reason: never has such an anthology of poems in the traditional format by modern literary masters of Zhejiang origin been published before. Most modern Chinese dont know how to compose poems in the traditional format, though there are millions who read ancient poems avidly. Schools teach neither complex rules nor essential techniques. Moreover, vigorous training in classics and poem writing basics is no longer accessible easily. These ten literary masters, born in the Qing Dynasty and highly trained in the traditional Chinese education in their formative years, represented the last batch of poets who wrote such poems masterfully and with ease.
Ding Maoyuan, born in 1937, served as director of modern literature institute at Hangzhou University, which merged with Zhejiang University in 1998. Specialized in modern literature in general and poems by modern writers in particular, Ding has produced about ten books on poems by various masters. is his latest work. He still works in the old-school style: writing with a pen, doing research and organizing thousands of cards on poems and poets into a system before he seriously gets down to writing a book.endprint