在中国古典文学传统里,“诗言志”这一诗学命题因其丰富内蕴而不断被诠释,深刻影响了中国诗歌、诗论,乃至整个中国文学的发展;在现代文学里,“诗言志”也成为抒情传统等新的文学解读方式的灵感来源,开拓出新的研究路向。刘若愚(James J.Y.Liu,1926-1986)长期担任斯坦福大学中国文学和比较文学教授,名望颇高,是华人中较早影响西方学界的学者之一,与其比肩而称的“东夏”夏志清称其为“自 In the tradition of Chinese classical literature, the poetic proposition of ”Poetry Express“ is constantly being interpreted due to its rich connotation, which has profoundly influenced the development of Chinese poetry, poetic theory and even the whole Chinese literature. In modern literature, ”Poems and words“ also become a source of inspiration for new literary interpretation such as lyrical tradition, open up a new research direction. James JY Liu (1926-1986), a long-time professor of Chinese literature and comparative literature at Stanford University, enjoys a high reputation and is one of the earliest Chinese scholars who have influenced Western scholarship. Chi Ching called it ”self