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A Chinese writer from the Three Kingdoms Wei Dynasty. His courtesy name was Shuya. He was from the city of Shao (Anhui Province). He married into the Wei family and served as a Zhongsan Daifu (Grand Master). He liked the ideas of Laozi and Zhuangzi, and along with Ruan Ji, he was one of the central figures in the "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove." In the latter half of his life, the Sima clan, who would later establish the royal family of Jin, gradually gained power, making it difficult for him to even passively rebel by not supporting the Sima clan. Xi Kang rejected the Sima clan's appeasement tactics with the logic of a hermit and did not abandon his critical stance, which may have been due to his being the Wei family's son-in-law, but also because, as can be seen from his sympathy for the ideas of Laozi and Zhuangzi, he had a strong aversion to power that tried to control even the inner freedom of humans. The tension between Shi Kang and Sima, who was unable to control his hatred while trying to preserve himself, ended in tragedy with Shi Kang's execution. He was implicated in a fabricated crime.

His poetry, which has been praised for its purity, creates a rigid world that does not compromise on popular sensibilities. He was particularly skilled in the old-fashioned four-character style of poetry, with works such as "Poem of Indignation" and "Send a Talented Talent to Join the Army." His prose works include "On Health Care" and "Letter to the Mountains and the Giant Source of Disparity," which is said to have angered Sima. He also had a deep musical background, and "On the Silence of Sorrow and Pleasure" is representative of his musical philosophy. Lu Xun also proofread the 10 volumes of "The Collection of Xi Kang."

[Tetsuo Naruse January 19, 2016]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

中国、三国魏(ぎ)の文人。字(あざな)は叔夜(しゅくや)。譙国銍(しょうこくちつ)（安徽(あんき)省）の人。魏室の女婿となり、中散大夫の官についたが、老荘思想を好み、阮籍(げんせき)とともに「竹林(ちくりん)の七賢」の中心的存在であった。嵆康の後半生は、のちに晋(しん)の王室を開く司馬氏がしだいに権力を掌握し、司馬氏に加担しないという消極的反抗すら困難な状況にさらされていた。嵆康が司馬氏の懐柔策を隠者の論理で拒否し、批判的立場を捨てなかったのは、魏室の女婿であったことにもよろうが、老荘思想への共感にみられるように、人間の内的自由までも支配しようとする権力への嫌悪が強かったからである。自己保全を図りながら嫌悪を制御できなかった嵆康と司馬氏との緊張関係は、嵆康刑死という悲劇で終わる。でっち上げ事件への連座であった。

　清峻(せいしゅん)と評される彼の詩には、通俗的な感性に妥協しない、硬質な世界が形成されている。とりわけ古風な詩体である四言詩に優れ、「幽憤詩」「贈秀才入軍」などがある。散文に「養生論」や司馬氏の怒りを買ったという「与山巨源絶交書」がある。また音楽の素養が深く、「声無哀楽論」は彼の音楽思想を代表する。なお魯迅(ろじん／ルーシュン)は『嵆康集』10巻を校勘している。

［成瀬哲生　2016年1月19日］

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