[[alternative]]An Inquiry into the Relationships between Thirty Poems in Various Styles, Jiang Yan's Last Collection and the Question of Talent Exhaustion

[[abstract]] 歷來針對江淹〈雜體三十首〉的研究與評價，多由兩個層面切入：一是由詩學史、詩歌批評史的角度，結合詩與〈序〉文，探究江淹的詩觀、審美趣味，以及對其藉由擬作方式實踐實際批評，重新進行審視與再批評；一是由五言詩史角度，強調江淹總結其前五言詩發展的價值。本論文則試圖由另一進路：考察〈雜體三十首〉的著成年代，探究這組詩於江淹創作歷程中的地位與意義。 另方面，江淹自撰別集，剖為前、後二集，其中《江淹後集》的存佚與「江郎才盡」問題，是目前學界在江淹研究上的兩大課題。事實上，此二者皆為研究江淹在南朝齊武帝永明年間（483-493）創作實況，乃至江淹整體創作歷程的重要關鍵，當進行上述探察時，勢必對此二者的真相，加以重新檢視與釐清。 本論文考察以上問題，約有以下結論：一、〈雜體三十首〉當著成於南朝齊高帝建元年間（479-482）至永明中期之間。二、江淹自撰前、後集，皆於永明中期完成。而《江淹後集》並未亡佚，實是羼雜於今本江淹集之中。三、才盡說法始於永明中期，且實是江淹為停止創作所造的掩飾說詞。四、〈雜體三十首〉的撰作與編集停筆、才盡發生的時間輻湊，江淹實有以此為五言詩建立典範，和做為自身創作的壓卷之作的企圖。 後續章節，即分就〈雜體詩〉的著成時間、江淹文集的編次問題、江淹思想特徵與才盡說的重新探析，進行演繹論證。[[abstract]] All through the ages, the research and evaluation of Jiang Yan’s Thirty Poems in Various Styles have been considered and conducted from two different points of view. One is that from the viewpoint of poetics and poetic criticism history, the scholars inquire into Jiang Yan’s philosophy of poetry and appreciation of beauty, re-examining and re-judging Jiang Yan’s practical criticism which was done by imitating other poets’ writing styles. The other is that from the viewpoint of five-word poetic history, the value of Jiang Yan’s effort to conclude the development of five-word poetry before him is emphasized. However, in this thesis I manage to inquire into the status and meaning of the Thirty Poems in Various Styles among Jiang Yan’s literary creation by investigating the years when these poems were written. On the other hand, Jiang Yan edited his own works into two collections --- The First Collection and The Last Collection. The query about the existence and loss of Jiang Yan’s Last Collection and the issue on his talented exhaustion are the two major topics for academic study on Jiang Yan at present. In fact, both of the topics are researches on how Jiang Yan created his works during the Year of (Nan) Qi Wudi Yongming in Southern Dynasties (483-493), which plays a key role in Jiang Yan’s whole progress of writing creation. Therefore, in the process of my investigation, I need to re-examine and clarify historical documents in order to pursue the truth. After probing into the issues mentioned above, I have made four conclusions in this thesis as follows. First, Jiang Yan’s Thirty Poems in Various Styles should have be finished during the years between (Nan) Qi Gaodi Jianyuan(479-482) and the middle (Nan) Qi Wudi Yongming in Southern Dynasties. Second, Jiang Yan finished both his First and Last Collections in the middle Yonming. Instead of being lost as time went on, his Last Collection is merged into existent Jiang Yan’s Collection. Third, the saying of Jiang Yan’ s talent exhaustion began in the middle Yonming, which actually was his excuse for stopping writing. Fourth, the time coincidence between the accomplishment of Jiang Yan’s Thirty Poems in Various Styles, the finish of his two collections and the occurrence of his talented exhaustion shows that Jiang Yan attempted to set an example for five-word poetry and put a perfect end to his writing career with his last but best works. In the following chapters, the issues will be re-examined and analyzed in the sections of the finishing time of the Thirty Poems in Various Styles, the editorial problems of Jiang Yan’s Collections, Jiang Yan’s traits of thinking mode and the saying of his talent exhaustion through deductive reasoning