明用典故:激起读者的新鲜感和求知欲——钱钟书用典研究之二

Allusions: Inspiring Readers' Freshness and Desire to Know——Allusions by Qian Zhong-shou(the second part)

钱钟书熟练地掌握了用典的艺术技巧,无论用暗典还是明典,都能把典故完美地融为作品的血肉和纤维,使典故成为描写人物心理,刻画人物肖像和性格,烘托故事情节等不可或缺的有机组成部分。了解这些典故的读者,能产生更多的联想,体味到更多的意趣,对作品有更深入的理解;不了解这些典故,也大致能理解作品的内容和情感,并起到激发新鲜感、求知欲和传授学识的作用。

Qian Zhong - shu has mastered the artistic technique of using allusions, which has gone into blood and flesh of his works, an indispensable part of describing the psychology, portrait, character of characters and constructing the plots. The readers who know about these allusions can have more associations and experience more interest, thus understanding his works deeply. Not knowing these allusions, we can also understand the contents and feelings of his works, playing the role in inspiring freshness, the desire to know and passing on knowledge.