士大夫的“劝惩遣怀”之作与落魄书生的“孤愤”之书——《阅微草堂笔记》与《聊斋志异》的比较

Scholar-official's Moral Lyric and Dire Scholar's Isolated and Depressive works ——Comparisons between“Sketches of YueWei Humble Cottage” and “Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio”

《阅微草堂笔记》与《聊斋志异》产生于大致相同的历史文化背景下 ,但因为作者的身份、地位、人生经历的不同 ,导致了两部小说思想文化意蕴、美学风格上的巨大差异。《阅微草堂笔记》是一部“劝惩遣怀”之作 ,富于浓郁的文化气息 ,而《聊斋志异》是一部“孤愤”之书 ,表现的是强烈的“平民意识”。同时 ,两者在美学风格上亦存在明显的差别。

Sketches of YueWei Humble Cottage” and “Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio”emerge contemporarily with the similar historical and cultural background. However, the different status and experience of the two authors lead to a great divergence in the ideological and cultural implication and the aesthetic style. “Sketches of YueWei Humble Cottage”is a moral lyric, with rich cultural taste; while “Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio”is a work out of isolation and depression, with strong civilian consciousness. Meanwhile, the two works have apparently differences in aesthetic style.