“妙”解——明清小说评点范畴例释

"Ingenious" of Explain——The example to explain of the category of prepare commentaries and punctuation for novels of Ming and Qing dynasty

"妙"最早是由老子作为一个哲学范畴提出来的。汉代以后,它才开始演变成一个审美范畴上的评语。魏晋之后,"妙"这一范畴在各种艺术领域里广泛使用。明清小说评点家们经常使用"妙"这一范畴来点评小说的人物形象、叙事技巧和小说语言。由于各自个性和学养等方面的差异,以及所面对的对象不同,明清小说评点家们在运用这个范畴的过程中必然会有所侧重,有所取舍。

In the earliest,Laozi had put forward the'wonderful'as the category of philosophy.After Han dynasty,it had became a aesthetic category.At Wei and Jin Dynasty the category of 'wonderful' had been used in all kinds of art fields.The critics of the novels of Ming and Qing Dynasty ware used to prepare commentaries and punctuation for characters,narrating techniques and novel language by using the category of'wonderful'.Because of the differences of the personality,formal scholarship and self-cultivation and the targets they faced,the critics of novels of Ming and Qing Dynasty had to lay special emphasis on some respects and give up other respects at the same time.