文学精神作为文学的灵魂是任何时代所不可缺少的。自宏观的角度看,每个时代都有自己的精神,一旦得以确立,就具有了各自不同的面貌。一个民族的文学固然有其承续性和同一性的方面,然而,彼此间的差异也是十分明显的,它体现了民族精神的演变。与前代相比,宋代文学精神最大的特点就在于它的理性化,可以说理性化是宋代文化乃至宋代文学迥异于前代的基本特征。 Literary spirit as the soul of literature is indispensable in any age. From a macro point of view, each time has its own spirit, once established, it has its own different face. Although a nation’s literature has its own aspects of continuity and identity, however, the differences between them are also obvious. It shows the evolution of the national spirit. Compared with its predecessors, the greatest feature of Song literature lies in its rationalization. It can be said that the rationalization is the basic feature of the Song culture and the Song literature is very different from the previous generation.