“情、理、欲”的复合与失衡——明代白话短篇小说的内质结构探析

On Reunion and Unbalance of “love, chastity and carnality ” ——Inner Structural Exploration of Baihua Short Novels in Ming Dynasty

以“三言”、“二拍”为代表的明代白话短篇小说,在男女情爱问题上表现出许多新颖的观念,尤其是对“真情”的重视和关注。但传统积淀的“理”的因素,仍不时地显露潜在的影响。同时,外来的新经济因素又促使人们滑向另一个极端,即对“肉欲”的追求。因而,内质上的以“情”(真爱)为支点,以“理”(贞节)和“欲”(放荡)为两翼的倒三角形的复合结构,就始终难以得到平衡。

The profound reform social culture and economical structure took place in Ming dynasty. The Baihua short novels in Ming dynasty, as represented by “San Yan ”,“Er Pai”reflect many new ideas towards love between man and woman. Especially these works take an emphatic and keen notice of “pure love”. However, the belief in chastity, which is deeply rooted in Chinese tradition, now and then pops up in the works. At the same time, the new economy policy from outside spurs people to go other way around, that is, in pursuit of “lust”. Therefore, the up-down pyramid mode with “love” as the base, “chastity” and “carnality” as two angles can never keep balance.