论《史记》中的“梦”

Dreams in Historical Records

《史记》中的做"梦"者,均为贵族,他们的梦,展示了错综复杂的宫廷争夺储君的斗争,暗示了政治权力的走向,反映了时代的思想局限。司马迁笔下的"梦",力避暴力和诡秘,大多平和而富有寓意。"梦"是司马迁写人的一个有力工具。

All dreamers in Historical Records are the nobilities. In their dreams, the complicated struggle among the courts to fight for the princess is revealed, which also implies the trend of the political rights and reflects the thinking limit of certain times. According to Sima Qian, dream should be peaceful and meaningful rather than violent and mysterious. Therefore, dream is a powerful means to depict a person.