越界與回歸：《纂異記》、《瀟湘錄》中小說托寓主題的兩種

Abstract

《纂異記》、《瀟湘錄》二書在唐人小說中，因包含政治寓言諷刺的性質而別具特色，但前人多無深究其托寓背後的生命關懷，本文試圖透過小說文本的線索，爬梳表面的怪異敘事與政治寄託背後，蘊含深刻地對自我與人世的關懷，此一關懷分別反映在回歸與越界兩個主題上，並從這兩個主題的突顯，指明二書在托寓敘事上所呈現的兩種態度。越界主題，則反映李玫在士子處境的關懷中，透過想像性的越界行為，擺脫現實的束縛，契接群我認同，並在觀照他者的互為主體詮釋中，找尋生命抉擇的道路。回歸主題，特別突出了柳祥在系列故事中，運用變形、精怪故事的敘述框架，闡明一種探原本性的企圖心。據此深化唐人小說研究對作者主體意識的理解。

It is commonly held that among Tang-dynasty fiction, Zuanyiji and Xiauxianru are specifically characterized by their political concerns; however, scarcely do researchers investigate the concerns for life thereof. Textual analyses indicate that profound awareness for individual’s or others’ lives is imbedded in the grotesque or the politics-concerned narrative, both of which are respectively associated with the returning or the boundary-crossing theme. In the first place, the border-crossing theme demonstates Li-mei captivated by the concern for the intellectuals, his aspiration for communal identification, disregard for confinements in reality, and the search for a future road through imaginative acts. On the other hand, the returning theme involved in the metamorphoses and supernatural plots signifies Liu-xiang’s consecutive attempts to discover his real nature. With this study, a more thorough comprehension of the authorial consciousness among studies of Tang-dynasty novels is expected.