乾隆八年,四十八岁的杭世骏因上书言朝廷用人当泯满汉之见,触怒乾隆,被罢官放还,此事深刻地影响了杭世骏的后半生,也深刻地影响了杭世骏诗文的风貌。作为清代雍乾时期一个个性独特的诗人、学者,作为一个仕途遭遇重挫的江南士大夫,其诗文创作尤其是诗歌作品体现了典型的江南文化人的精神品质:高才自信、倔强狂傲、敢于担当、坚守气节,纵然清贫、绝不媚俗。这些在许多江南文化人中一以贯之的精神品质,在清代中期的表现形式,是和清代其他时期不一样的,而杭世骏的诗文作品,则正好给我们提供了认识清代中期江南文化人的精神世界的一个窗口。
In the eighth year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong (the year 1743),Hang Shiju made a for-mal suggestion to the court that people of the Han and Manchu ethnic groups should be equally treated in offi-cial selection.His suggestion infuriated the Emperor Qianlong and led to his dismissal from office at the age of 48.This incident had a lasting influence in the latter half of Hang′s life and also left a deep imprint on his writings both in verse and in prose.Hang is a unique poet and scholar,and also a member of the literati of the south of the Yangtze frustrated in his official career.A close examination of Hang′s writings,in particular,the poems written in his later career,shows that they fully embody the typical spiritual qualities of the literati of the south of the Yangtze,which might include,among other things,confidence rooted in talent,unyielding pride, a strong sense of responsibility,integrity,noble-mindedness,and an aversion to vulgarity even in poverty. These quali