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tàikānɡtǐ 太康体

The Taikang Literary Style

西晋初年和中期大约三十多年时间里的诗歌风格,指晋武帝太康年间(公元280—289年)以左思、潘岳、陆机等人为代表的诗体。与建安时代积极进取、昂扬向上的诗风不同,太康诗人讲究辞藻华丽和对偶工整,诗歌技巧更臻精美。其中,左思的作品语言质朴,但内容充实、气势雄浑,在太康诗风中独树一帜。

This term refers to a poetic style popular for about 30 years from the early to mid-Western Jin Dynasty, particularly in the Taikang era (280–289) during the reign of Emperor Wu. Among the poets of this tradition were Zuo Si, Pan Yue, and Lu Ji. Taikang poets focused excessively on the use of rhetorical description, verbal parallelism, and refined poetic techniques, representing an abrupt departure from the Jian’an poetry with its passion, boldness, and vitality. Standing out among the Taikang poets was Zuo Si, who used plain language, but whose works had substance and were imbued with passion and strength.

引例 Citation:

◎太康中,三张、二陆、两潘、一左,勃尔复兴,踵武前王,风流未沫,亦文章之中兴也。(钟嵘《诗品》)

(西晋太康时期,张载、张协、张亢,陆机、陆云,潘岳、潘尼和左思,突然复兴建安时期的兴盛局面,追寻前代杰出者的足迹,这是建安文学的风流未尽,也是诗文的中兴啊!)

In the Taikang era of the Western Jin Dynasty, scholars including Zhang Zai, Zhang Xie, Zhang Kang, Lu Ji, Lu Yun, Pan Yue, Pan Ni, and Zuo Si revived the literary legacy of the Jian’an period by following the footsteps of the masters of that period. It signalled the continuation and beauty of the Jian’an style and a resurgence of poetry writing. (Zhong Rong: The Critique of Poetry)

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