蒲松龄科第观解读

On the View of the System of Imperial Examination in The Collection of Bizarre Stories in the Tea House

蒲松龄一方面赞同科举制,认为科举制可以给士子提供获得功名利禄与报效国家的机会,另一方面对科举制在管理运行中暴露的腐败、受贿等问题表示悲愤。作者对科场腐败的谴责多以一己之感情而过于夸大,从而消解了存在一千多年的科举制的积极价值,有失客观公正性。解读蒲松龄的科第观,可以给我们认识科举制以新的启示。

The Collection of Bizarre Stories in the Tea House approved of the system of imperial examination on the one hand, thinking that the system provided scholars with opportunities to win official ranks and serve the nation. On the other, however, it was enraged with the system for corruption and bribery exposed in its administratiorL In fact, the author＇s condemnation of corruption in the imperial examination system was exaggerated out of his personal feelings, thus undermining the positive function of the system. Therefore, a reinterpretation of the view of the system of imperial examination in The Collection of Bizarre Stories in the Tea House will cast some light on our understanding of this system in Chinese history.