《聊斋志异》死亡叙事的价值追求与审美理想

The Pursuit of Value of Death Narration and Aesthetic Ideal of Strange Tales from A Lonely Studio

《聊斋志异》中痴男怨女自由出入阴阳两界的艺术设计,不仅完成了叙事时间的巧妙对接,而且突破了叙事空间的限制。痴男怨女们为血脉亲情、为肝胆友情、为痴缠爱情、为人格尊严而生死的价值追求,不仅消解了面对死亡的恐惧,而且建构了选择死亡的愉悦。作者对小说中人物形象摆脱现实羁绊、提升生命质量、实现人生理想的死亡叙事,寄托了作者通过生死考验实现人新生的审美理想。

The infatuated lovers in Strange Tales from A Lonely Studio are free to come and go in Hades and in this world, which not only finishes the docking of the narrative time, but also breaks the limitation of the narrative space. The infatuated lovers＇ pursuit for family love, friendship, affection, and personal dignity demolishes their fear of death and establishes the pleasure of choosing death. The author broke away from the reality, elevated the quality of life, realized his goal for death narration and made his aesthetic aim true.