封建末世亡国之君的典型艺术形象——谈《李自成》对崇祯皇帝的人物塑造

The Analysis of Typical Image of Overthrown Monarch in Later Feudal Society——On the Feature of Emperor Cong Zhen in Historical Novel Li Zi Cheng

长篇历史小说《李自成》通过对崇祯皇帝的典型塑造,真实地反映了处于封建末世的亡国之君的黑暗统治,深刻地揭示了在绝对君权统治的制度下,专横独裁的封建统治阶级穷凶极恶的反革命本质;真实地反映了处于封建末世的亡国之君的垂死挣扎,深刻地揭示了在农民起义的沉重打击下,外强中干的封建统治阶级必然灭亡的历史规律;真实地反映了处于封建末世的亡国之君的变态心理,深刻地揭示了在皇权秩序分崩离析的形势下,腐朽没落的封建统治阶级悲剧的矛盾性格和世纪末情结,从而在中国当代文学史上成功地创造一个活生生的独具特色的封建末世亡国之君的典型艺术形象。

By creating the typical feature of Emperor Cong Zhen, the long historical novel Li Zi Cheng vividly reveals the reactionary rule of the overthrown monarch at the end of feudal society and the evil nature of the feudalist ruling class under the system of monarchical power. It depicts the desperate struggle of the monarchy and implies that the feudalist ruling class is sure to perish under the severe struggle of peasants＇ uprising. Moreover, the aberrant personality of the last - ditch monarch is described and the tragic contradictory character and complex of corrupt and falling feudal dynasty are deeply demonstrated in the book. Thus it successfully creates a vivid and unique artistic image of overthrown monarch of later feudal society in the contemporary and modem literature.