唐宋詞中「蠶」的意象探析

Tang and Song “Silkworm” Imagery Analysis

中國養蠶取絲的歷史很早，遠在《詩經》流傳的時代就有記錄，女子養蠶取絲為貴族縫製衣裳的記載。由於養蠶是農家重要的經濟來源，因此在唐宋詞中提到農家生活，出現「蠶」的意象就很頻繁，呈現多樣的情感。本文針對唐宋詞中出現過「蠶」這個名詞的作品作分析，計有：一、描寫蜀地與農家生活。二、傳達閨情與閨怨。三、表達時光流逝與傷春情懷。四、比喻人生如春蠶等內涵，透過這些意涵的呈現與賞析，了解唐宋詞人在傳達「蠶」的意象時所流露出的文學情感與內在意蘊，並且透過這些詞作，展現出唐宋詞時代文人比興寄託的情感展現。

Chinese silk sericulture take early history, much in the “Book of Songs” era had spread records of women sewing clothes for aristocrats using sericultural silk. Since sericulture was an important source of income to the farmers, the 'silkworm' imagery was frequently used in poetry literature mentioning farm life. A total of 205 records in Tang Poetry appeared the description of “Silkworm”, while 74 records appeared in the Tang and Song Lyrics. Although the descriptions of silkworms in the Song Lyrics weren’t as many as those in the Tang Poetry, the quality of contents was far beyond it. This article aims to analyze the Lyrics that contain the word “silkworm”. There are four scopes: first, describing the farm life in the Shu area. Second, conveying Boudoir Blues. Third, express two imageries: “the passage of time” and the “Sentiments of Spring”. Fourth, conveying the metaphor of “life is like a silkworm”. Through the presentation and appreciation of these implications to understand the sentiment and the Inner Meaning of Literature when the Tang people are conveying the imagery of “silkworm”.