浅谈《定势》之“即体成势”

作为《文心雕龙》创作论之一的《定势》，因为其“势”的概念的多解性，而颇多争议，后人引用也较少，但从“即体成势”人手，我们会发现该文中的所谈“体裁”对“势”规范性作用不可忽视，更值得注意的是“势”作为一种自然的对读者解读文本不可或缺的力量，对体裁具有自然的超越性，正是这种超越性使得《定势》与《神思》、《体性》、《风骨》、《通变》一起构成刘勰创作论的最精彩的部分。

On the"Trend in a Literature Type"

As one of the creation theories in Carving a Dragon at the Core of Literature, the ＂trend＂ can be explained in many＇ ways. There are a lot of controversies about it, so people less cite it. But if we start from the phrase ＂trend in a literature type＂, we will find the criterion function of ＂a literature type＂ on ＂trend＂. It is worth noticing that ＂trend＂ is a natural and indispensable force for readers＂ interpretation of text.