摘要：悼亡诗特指悼念亡妻之诗，这是历史过程中文人约定俗成的界定。悼亡诗是中国古代诗歌花园中一朵异彩独呈的奇葩，在抒情、审美上都有其独特性。悼亡诗由潘岳开始，到唐代蔚为大观。一直以来，探求悼亡诗作的人已不少，然多从个体作家作品入手。本文论及唐代悼亡诗的内涵、发展轨迹，并从整体上把握悼亡诗的艺术特点和艺术价值。
关键词：悼亡诗； 唐代； 艺术特色； 艺术价值
Abstract: The Chinese Elegiac poetry is a genre of poetry employed to mourn for one's deceased wife, and this is the definition accepted through historical process of the Chinese people's definition of convention. Elegiac poetry is a wonderful flower in the garden of ancient Chinese poetry, with distinctive qualities in feeling-expression and esthetic judgment. Elegiac poetry, started by Pan Yue, prospered in Tang dynasty. In spite of numerous investigations and consideration of the kind of poetry, most of them are from the perspective of the specific work of one individual writer's. This article intercepts the connotation and development track of Elegiac poetry in Tang dynasty, and tries to grasp its artistic characteristic and value as a whole.
Key words: Elegiac poetry; the Tang dynasty; the artistic characteristic; the artistic value
唐代的悼亡诗创作是中国悼亡诗创作史上的第一座高峰。作为唐朝历史的转折点，“安史之乱”也就成为唐代悼亡诗创作的转折点。安史之乱后的悼亡诗不仅数量大大超过前代，而且悼亡诗创作水平也更上一层楼，表现在诗中带有浓重的自伤情绪并且盛唐昂扬向上的气象顿消。元稹、韦应物等人是悼亡诗创作中的佼佼者，他们的悼亡诗无论是诗体特色、感情内涵，还是艺术特征方面都有显著不同。
本文以唐人悼亡诗为切入点，试图比较全面地考察和了解唐人悼亡诗的发展概况、艺术特征，及其在文学史上的影响。现条述如下，以期抛砖引玉。
