声律 – Chinese philosophy and culture
shēnglü声律 Tonal and Rhythmical Patterns 指诗文中将汉语的声、韵、调互相配合以形成音韵美的一般法则。南朝齐梁时的文士周颙(yóng)将汉语的自然发音区分为平声、上声、去声、入声,沈约(441—513)在此基础上提出声调高低互相调节、平声和仄声前后配合的诗歌创作规则,以及在声调、声母、韵母搭配上存在的八种弊病。刘勰(465?—520)《文心雕龙》指出,诗歌上下文以声调的飞扬与沉降(相当于平声和仄声)相配产生节奏美,以韵母相同的字收尾押韵产生呼应美。刘勰将音韵和谐协调的要求推及一切文章,既是为了利于传播和接受,也表明对诵读美本身的重视,反映了南朝文人对形式美的追求,启示唐人写出工整优美的律诗。早期的声律理论多借助于音乐概念,后来发展为专门的汉语音韵学。 This term refers to rules and practices which create tonal and rhythmical beauty in prose and verse by blending sounds, rhythms and tones together. Zhou Yong, a scholar of the Qi and Liang periods of the Southern Dynasties, divided the intonation of the Chinese language into four tones: the […]
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