夏敬观是晚近词坛著名的词学活动家,其词学活动及词学著述对晚近词坛影响甚大。夏氏词学理论及时总结了他和当时同仁词创作的经验。又是晚近词坛继承王鹏运、朱祖谋等人应用小学方法研究词学整理词籍开创词学研究新格局的重要创获。夏氏词论不仅深化了清代以来对词格律韵调的研究,而且深化了对唐五代北宋词的研究,还总结和深化了历代关于“词”“学”关系命题的思考和探讨,在词学史上具有重要的意义。
Xia Jingguan is a famous Ci poetry theory activist, and his Ci poetry theory activities and his Ci poetry theory works had an important influence on the recent Ci-poems circles. His Ci poetry-theory summarized his and his colleagues writings experience in time, which is an important Ci-theory achievements, and his research finished create new pattern, because his theory is carried on the application of Wang Pengyun, Zhu Zumou and other's "Xiao-xue" methodology into studying Ci-theory and collating Ci books. His theory not only deepens the research on Ci-poem metrical rhythm from Qing Dynasty, but also deepen the study of the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties northern song Ci, also summarizes and deepens the thinking and discussion of the relation proposition about "Ci-poem" and "learning", therefore has important significance in the history of Ci poetry theory.