一半是海水 一半是火焰——论《剪灯新话》的理欲观

Half Seawater and Half FlameOn the Concept of Ethics and Sexual Passion in Jiandeng New-story Anthology

瞿佑的《剪灯新话》以元末明初的社会大动荡为背景,比较真实、细腻地表现了士人在乱世的经历、遭遇和情感,其中以爱情、婚姻为题材的作品,既有大量与理学相悖的情爱描写,又努力迎合理学的价值标准,反映出了作者复杂、矛盾的心态。

Jiandeng New-story Anthology, set in the turbulent period between the Late Yuan and Early Ming Dynasties, represents the experience, encounter and affection of the intellectuals in such an unsteady society truly and exquisitely. In the book, the stories about love and marriage both have described the love affairs that are against the traditional Ethics and stories that cater to the traditional Ethics standards, reflecting the complicated and contradictory psychology of the author.