李渔的人生选择论

On Li Yu’s Life Choice

李渔生活在一个商业氛围极为浓厚的家庭。在长辈的期许下,他也曾尝试以文入仕以改换门楣。然而,他却在科举之路上四处碰壁,一无所获,不得不从事商业,但他却因这一特殊经历和过人禀赋,拓展出文学与商业结合的新局面,由此在文学史留下了灿烂的一笔。

Li Yu＇s choice of business-oriented literary creation seems to be accidental, but actually it is inevitable. His love of freedom and his power of understanding are incompatible with the rigid imperial examination system. The timely intervention of war made him abandon the idea of seeking fame through the imperial exam. The shaking of the belittling-business idea, the influence of his family background and the requirement of life, all these factors propelled him to take over his father＇s business. He opened a new situation where literature and business are combined, thus taking a big stride towards the adaptation of literary creation to market.