敦煌伯3813唐判与宋代花判
2016-03-02沈如泉
内容摘要:敦煌文献伯3813所录唐代判词中,有数则判词与存世唐判如《龙筋凤髓判》等相比较都有明显的差异。其叙事均稍为繁复、滑稽戏谑的特征明显。上述特点显示伯3813唐判中部分判词已经开始偏离“临政治民”的功能,而逐渐带有世俗化与娱乐化的倾向。这些判词与南宋学者洪迈《容斋随笔》所述“世俗喜道琐屑遗事,参以滑稽,目为花判”的特点相近。就文体渊源而言,敦煌伯3813唐判中部分判词虽无“花判”之名,却基本具备了后世花判的主要特点,实为宋代花判之滥觞。
关键词:敦煌文书;判词;花判;骈文;文体
中图分类号:G256.1 文献标识码:A 文章编号:1000-4106(2016)01-0085-07
Abstract: P.3813 contains several court verdicts of the Tang dynasty that greatly differ from other verdicts of the time. Written with uncommonly complicated narratives and interesting details, these verdicts not only accomplish their trial function, but also tend to be close to life and entertainment. The authors additionally observe that the written characters are similar to the content of Rongzhai Suibi as written by Hong Mai. In terms of stylistic origins, the court verdicts of P.3813 can be regarded as the origin of Hua-pan(verdicts in parallel style), even though they are not referred to as such.
Keywords: Dunhuang manuscripts; court verdicts; verdicts in parallel style; parallel prose; style
一 宋代花判的主要特点
南宋学者洪迈在《容斋随笔》卷10“唐书判”条中曾提到当时有一种在世俗社会中流行的文体叫“花判”,该文记载:
唐铨选择人之法有四:一曰身,谓体貌丰伟;二曰言,言辞辩正;三曰书,楷法遒美;四曰判,文理优长。凡试判登科谓之入等,甚拙者谓之蓝缕,选未满而试文三篇谓之宏辞,试判三条谓之拔萃。中者即授官。既以书为艺,故唐人无不工楷法,以判为贵,故无不习熟。而判语必骈俪,今所传《龙筋凤髓判》及《白乐天集甲乙判》是也。自朝廷至县邑,莫不皆然,非读书善文不可也。宰臣每启拟一事,亦必偶数十语,今郑畋敕语、堂判犹存。世俗喜道琐细遗事,参以滑稽,目为花判,其实乃如此,非若今人握笔据案,只署一字亦可。国初尚有唐余波,久而革去之。但体貌丰伟,用以取人,未为至论。[1]
近年来关于判……
