Chiang Ching-fu And His Study of Han Poetry

[[abstract]] 在臺灣，以白話文、新體詩為主的新文學這領域因時間與空間的隔閡較少、文獻的蒐集與保存研究都是較容易入門，所以吸引許多學者專家、博碩士生投入此一領域研究，且成果豐碩。但相較於新文學的「古典文學」領域，擁有自明鄭以來三百多年的遞嬗歷史；產生了無數的作家，也累積了無數的作品，卻被投以較少的關愛眼神，如果不能多下點功夫及多喚醒有志之士投入參與對臺灣古典文學的研究，讓古典文學的領域獲得與新文學同等的重視，再過十年、廿年，可能因時光的隔閡，耆老的凋零，文獻的湮滅，而愈顯困難。 江擎甫乃前清文秀才江藻如公子，為西螺地區「菼社」創始社員，一生以「忠孝傳家」自持，沉湎於漢學天地，從事漢詩創作，筆耕不斷，其創作時間之長，與創作力之豐富，真可說是另類的「臺灣之光」，功在臺灣文壇、詩壇。另外，更難能可貴的是他除醉心創作外，也具有高度文獻保存意識，多次纂集詩作，雖終未能如願付梓，但已使畢生詩作不致散佚，留下可觀的「第一層位的文學史料」以供後學研究之用。 故本文將以出生西螺的漢詩家─江擎甫，所創作之漢詩為研究對象，首先以其新出土的手稿資料為出發點，並廣徵其他文獻，加以蒐集、整理、分析與研究，期能對其創作之時代背景、中心理念、作品特色及對雲林地區古典文學傳承的貢獻有深入、全面且多元的了解，希望能對這塊急待澆灌的古典園圃略盡一雲林之子的棉薄之力。[[abstract]]In Taiwan, due to the advantages in time and space, the field in new literature that primarily includes vernacular and new-styled poetry is comparably easy to research the literature collection and preservation. As a result, this field of study has attracted numerous scholars, experts, and graduate students, which led to great contributions. On the other hand, "classical literature" in the new literature that has over 300 years of history since Ming Dynasty during Cheng period had numerous writers who created many pieces, which yet attracting less attention. More efforts are needed to bring ambitious and energetic new members into the study of Taiwanese classical literature so that it would receive the same attention as new literature. After ten or twenty years, the study of classical literature may be even more difficult due to the barrier of time, withering elders, and deteriorating literature records. Chiang Ching-fu was the son of early Qin literature scholar Chiang Tsao-ju. Being the founding member of "Yen Poetry Society" in Hsi Lo region, he insisted "pass on faithful and dutiful virtues in family generations" and was obsessed with Han Learning and Han poetry. He had a long history of writing poetry with his immeasurable creativity, which can be called "Glory of Taiwan" in the field of literature and poetry. In addition to his devoted work on writing poetry, he had great concern in preserving literature and attempted to compile his poetry work; although the effort was not successful, his lifetime work was not lost in the tide of time. His considerable "fist-level literature history record", hence, may be used for future studies. Born in Hsi Lo, Chiang Ching-fu, a poet who devoted in Han Poetry, was the research subject of this paper. Based on the manuscript information newly excavated, the study also collect, organize, analyze, and research the other literature data so that the historical background, central principle, characteristics of work, and contribution to the classical literature heritage in Yun Lin region can be understood in its diverse entirety. It is anticipated that the research results may contribute to the classical literature field that has thirst for cultivation in Yun Lin