《聊斋志异》中“情生于欲”的作品分析 = A study of romance evolving from erotic desire in “strange tales of Liaozhai” (Liao Zhai Zhi Yi)

• Main Author: 梁慧涵 Neo, Huay Han
• Other Authors: I Lo-fen
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: Chinese
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Humanities
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/48215
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

《聊斋志异》是清代著名小说家蒲松龄的代表作。全书收录了四百三十一篇志怪短篇小说, 题材广泛多元,内容丰富多彩,是古代文言短篇小说中的重要著作。《聊斋志异》里的爱情故事以凡男与异类女子相恋为主。两人往往是初次见面就相互爱悦,并发生性爱关系。这样的故事情节与一般的艳情小说中所看到的非常相似,因此曾被学者批评否定。它与艳情故事的差别在于故事里的男女主人公在幽会偷情的同时,也对彼此产生了真挚的感情,并不只是一味地追求肉欲上的满足。因此说这些爱情故事多数具有“情生与欲”的特点, 也就是男女之间的感情是建立在情欲的满足上的。本文将通过文本细读的方式,分析这类爱情故事中“情生与欲”的特点, 并论证这些作品里所体现的不是艳情,而是真情。“Strange Tales of Liaozhai” (Liao Zhai Zhi Yi) is the masterpiece of famous Qing Dynasty writer, Pu Songling. The four hundred and thirty-one short stories recorded, consist of a wide range of themes and content, making it an important collection of classical tales (wenyan xiaoshuo). The love stories of Liaozhai mainly touch on the romance between mortal men and women with supernatural elements (yilei nüzi). The couple often enjoys the physical act of love on the very first meeting itself. Even though these love stories of scholars and women carry elements of excessive desire, it is incorrect to categorize them as “erotic” stories. The main characters may not be married in name but they do share the love that exists between married couples. Although these stories contain descriptions of erotic desire, there is still true love between them and this love (qing) is developed as a result of erotic desire (yu) during their numerous rendezvous. Through analyzing the novel, this paper will explore the characteristic element of erotic desire leading to love in these love stories and reveal that it is real love and not sexual desire alone that exists between the main characters in the stories.