明清两代,由于商人阶层的壮大,出现了一批商人文学家。他们的创作在史传中屡被记载,一部分商人创作的作品仍然存世,这构成了明清文学史上值得注意的现象。与文人创作不同,商人的经济实力使他们的创作活动经常以文会的方式进行,他们的诸多作品都是文会唱和的产物,这些作品缺少社会和人生的厚度,仅仅是文会场景的再现。但商人的山水田园诗却仍然表现了一定的审美意识;作为有文化修养的个体,他们的作品中也表现了对生命对情感的关怀,这些作品和文人创作并没有太大的差异,同样具有普遍价值。 In the Ming and Qing dynasties, due to the growth of the merchant class, a number of merchant writers emerged. Their writings are often recorded in historical records, and the works of some merchants are still alive. This constitutes a noteworthy phenomenon in the history of literature in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Different from literary creation, the economic power of businessmen makes their creative activities often carried out by way of literary confessions. Many of their works are the result of the literary singing and singing. These works lack the thickness of society and life, and are merely the reproduction of the literary scene . However, the idyllic landscapes of merchants still show a certain aesthetic awareness. As a cultured individual, their works show their concern for life as well as their emotions. These works are not much different from literati creations, and are equally prevalent value.