唐前狐怪传说源流考略

The Exploration of Fox Culture in Chinese Ancient Literature

狐怪是中国古典文学中极为典型的一个意象,其传说在文学领域和民俗领域表现范围十分广阔。作为民俗本土文化,狐怪传说的发生发展的轨迹在一定层面上反映了中国古人对于狐的认识态度。本文从纪昀《阅微草堂笔记》的一段考论文字入手,对唐代以前的狐怪传说源流逐一作了解析,同时对狐怪传说发展过程中的一些相关问题也作了梳理和考释。

There are many literary images of fox in Chinese ancient literature.By investigating many aspects of fox in related stories,we can discover and elaborate the fox culture.It based on material from various reference books,this thesis presents the features of fox culture in ancient China and the evolvement of personification of fox in Chinese literature.It also analyses the reasons causing the different descriptions of fox in poetry and novels.