唐传奇中的女性复仇者刍议 = A preliminary study on the female revengers in Tang Dynasty Tales

• Main Author: 戴倩倩 Dai, Qianqian
• Other Authors: Qu Jingyi
• Format: Thesis-Master by Research
• Language: Chinese
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
• Subjects: Humanities::Literature
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/142768
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

复仇，是一个经久不衰的文学主题。其中，女性的复仇者之塑造也为复仇这一主题提供浓墨重彩的一笔。中华文化源远流长，女性复仇形象也根据不同朝代的更迭有所不同。其中，唐传奇中描写女性复仇的作品大有可观。本篇硕士论文将会从社会伦理、文化背景入手，追本溯源，耙梳先秦两汉直至魏晋南北朝时期的复仇观；再将视角聚焦在唐代，从“法”与“礼”两方面入手，结合真实案例，概述唐代复仇观；对比男性复仇与女性复仇形象，看其异同。接着，聚焦唐传奇在题材上的创新与发展；采用文本细读，摘选唐传奇中女性复仇故事的经典文本《谢小娥传》、《霍小玉传》、《贾人妻》与《崔慎思》，深入研究其女性复仇形象的独树机杼之处。再者，从小说叙事学以及中国古典文学批评角度，叙事角度、叙述声音以及叙述方法的运用，具体分析唐传奇中女性复仇形象的刻画，看其写作手法的匠心独运。最后，梳理中国古代女性复仇观；类比分析《搜神记》、唐传奇、《聊斋志异》中的女性复仇形象，从复仇者的属性和方式及目的看唐传奇女性复仇形象之承上启下；深入文本，分析后世在女性复仇形象塑造上对唐传奇的继承与创新。 Revenge has been an important literary theme since long ago. In particular, the image of female revengers in literary works also provides a huge contribution for the research in this field. The history of Chinese culture can be traced back to 5000 years ago, causing the images of female revengers had varied significantly along with the shift in power between the dynasties. Among them, a rich source of works depicting female revengers can be found in Tang Dynasty Tales. This paper, to begin with, understand on the views on revenge from the pre-Qin and Han period, until the period of Wei, Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties, based from the aspects of social morality and cultural backgrounds. Next, the discussion was focused on the Tang Dynasty, connecting with the real-life cases, from the aspects of “rites” and “law” to summarize the prevalent views on revenge during that period. In addition, analyzing the similarities and differences between male and female revengers in terms of purpose and form of revenge are also explored. Secondly, focus on the genre innovation and development in the Tang Dynasty Tales, by examine thoroughly on its texts. Xie Xiao'e Zhuan, Huo Xiao Yu Zhuan, Cui Shen Si, and Gu Ren Qi will be selected to do a close reading in order to illustrate their historical evolution and peculiarity. Furthermore, a depth analysis of the depiction of female revengers in Tang Dynasty Tales will be carried out by applying the narratology and literary criticism of Chinese classics, along with narrative perspectives, narrative voices and narrative techniques, to identify the distinct feature of its writing skills. Last but not least, the image of female revengers in Chinese classical literature will be reviewed to analyze its unique features in different dynasties, and conduct a comparative study with female revengers depicted in Shou Shen Ji, Tang Dynasty Tales and Liao Zhai Zhi Yi, to identify how the image of female revengers depicted in Tang Dynasty Tales form a connecting link between the preceding and the following by examining the properties, methods, and purpose of revengers. A further textual analysis will also be presented to review how female revengers were portraited in later dynasties as an inheritance and innovation of Tang Dynasty Tales.