从小康坠入困顿的悲剧人生——甄士隐新论

A tragic life from being comfortable to being in financial straits——New opinions on Jia Shi-yin

甄士隐是个阊门望族的名士风流人物,遭受了灾祸旋踵的沉重打击,生计无着心灰意冷而遁入空门,在人生之道上翻过筋斗后终获彻悟。甄士隐的悲剧是封建末世倾颓的时势所造成的,其悲惨遭遇具有普遍性意义,其典型性对今人不无借鉴价值。

Jia Shi-yin, who came from a distinguished family, suffered successive hard blows. Failing to manage a life and being in low spirit, he became a monk. After having experienced hardships and frustrations, he was enlightened. The decline of the last phase of feudalism resulted in his tragedy. His tragedy has a universal significance. The typical case of his tragedy serves us as reference.