琐谈《镜花缘》与明清六大小说的关系

Relationship between "Flowers in the Mirror" and the Six Great Novels of Ming and Qing Dynasty

李汝珍撰著的《镜花缘》是一部化用群书、推陈出新的学者型杂体小说。文章从文学发展的继承、创新角度,以确凿翔实的对照比较,论证了《镜花缘》与明代的“四大奇书”、清代两大顶峰小说之间的关系,特别是《镜花缘》中多次提到《西游记》,而且有意翻新,可以看出李汝珍不仅熟读此书,更富有独创性的艺术追求。

Flowers in the Mirror written by Li Ruzhen, is a mixed novel, which makes full use of other books and weeds through the old to bring forth the new. From the angels of inheritance and innovation of the literature development, this article has proven the relationship,; among Flowers in the Mirror, the four big wonderful novels of Ming Dynasty and the two great novels of Qing Dynasty by the full and accurate comparison. As the author mentioned＂Joumey to the West＂for many times in the novel and tried to renovate it, he ＇was not only very familiar with it, he also had creative artistic pursuit.