中国古代小说容色描写的角色功能

Roles of Appearance Description of Chinese Traditional Novels

在传统色彩修辞的作用下,中国古代小说的人物容色描写往往被赋予特定的角色功能。有些着眼于标识超值人物的“异貌”,有些意在暗示人物生存的穷达情境。中国古代戏剧着色的“脸谱”化特征影响及小说的人物敷色,形成了一系列相对稳定的角色化容色描写。

Influenced by traditional rhetoric, the appearance description of the characters of Chinese ancient novels is usually connected with some specific meanings and functions, such as the hint of ＂unusual＂ or ＂unlucky＂. Moreover, the skill of ＂colorful faces＂ used in plays at that time also exerted a great impact.