近五十年来中国古代文学“人神之恋”研究的回顾与展望

The Study of Love between Man and Deity in Classical Chinese Literature: A Review and Prospect

“人神之恋”是先秦至宋代文学尤其是志怪传奇小说中反复出现的题材和审美意象。近五十年来,“人神之恋”逐渐成为学者研究的热门话题,其研究成果甚为丰硕,论者以对作品的个案研究和整体研究来分析它的审美意蕴。在个案研究方面,论者主要对先秦诗赋至六朝志怪的具体作品进行分析,挖掘其中的人神婚恋内涵;在整体研究方面,论者通过一个朝代或者多个朝代文学出现的人神之恋现象给予整体把握。

“Love between man and deity （ fairy maiden ）” is an image which appears frequently in classi- cal Chinese literature from pre-Qin period to the Tang Dynasty. “Love between man and deity” has gradually become a hot topic in the study of classical Chinese literature in recent fifty years. Scholars analyze its aesthetic implications both in individual works of literature and in literature as a whole. In terms of the former, seholars＇attention is mainly focused on the analysis of poetry and fu, and the fairy tales of the Six Dynastires; in terms of the latter, focus of analysis is on the love between man and deity represented in the works of literature of a dynasty and several dynasties.