三家評《金瓶梅》析論
Date Issued
2001-10-31
Date
2001-10-31
Author(s)
DOI
892411H002059
Abstract
To date there are three extant critical
editions of the Ming dynasty novel
Chin-P’ing-Mei. On the basis of the brief
comments to be found in the Chung-chen
edition, Ch’ing dynasty scholars Chang
Chu-po and Wen Long went on to offer
extensive critical commentaries. Of these two
editions, the Wen Long version was
discovered relatively recently and offers a
number of points worthy of further
consideration, including its critique of
characters, discussion of novel-writing
techniques, analysis of erotic passages in
Chin-P’ing-Mei, and exposition of the
cynical undertone of the novel. Since Wen
Long wrote his comments directly next to
those of Chang Chu-po as a type of response
and rebuttal, this “dialogue” format serves to
give his comments a highly critical tone,
particularly in terms of critiques of some of
the female characters in the novel. Likewise,
in the course of this heated debate, Wen Long
gives serious consideration to the acts of
reading and criticism, particularly in terms of
what the reader’s attitude is and what rules
should apply to reading. Taking his cue from
Chin-P’ing-Mei’s theme of using excess as a
warning, Wen Long takes the view that the
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reader is a highly rational, conscientious
entity and that reading stimulates his or her
moral awareness. On this view, the ultimate
goal of reading is to provoke and promote
moral awareness. Through his strong
questioning of Chang Chu-po’s comments,
Wen Long shows the emphasis he gives to
the reader’s self-awareness and his belief that
the reader and the author are equally
important and together construct the novel’s
meaning. Wen-Long’s comments not only
continue the tradition of the critique of
Chinese novel, but also echo modern literary
critical theory, and as such make Wen Long
deserving of his place in the history of the
criticism of the novel.
Subjects
Chin-P’ing-Mei
Wen -Long
Chang Chu-po
read
critic subject
dialogue
Publisher
臺北市：國立臺灣大學中國文學系暨研究所
Type
report
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