情与理的不同彰显——《儿女英雄传》与《红楼梦》悲喜异态原因新探

Love and Rationality——Cause of Sadness and Happiness in "The Biography of the Heroic Youth"and"A Dream of Red Mansion"

文章首先比较了《儿女英雄传》和《红楼梦》中所要彰显的"情"的不同含义。同时分析文康与曹雪芹对待"情"的不同态度。文康是将"人情"与"天理"对举,以"天理"规定"人情",以"人情"彰显"天理",人为地消弭了"情"与"理"之间的二元对立与矛盾冲突,并在"儿女"与"英雄"的完美结合中,走向喜剧的结局。而曹雪芹的思想则要复杂得多,简单地说,他是在"情"与"理"的对立中凸显了人生的悲剧,这也是造成两书悲喜异态的重要原因。

The different meanings of love in＂The Biography of The Heroic Youth＂ and＂A Dream of Red Mansion＂ is compared with analysis on the different attitude to love of the two writers. Wen Kang paired ＂human love＂ and ＂natural rationality＂ that the former defines the latter. The destruction of the duality between ＂love＂ and ＂rationality＂ makes a comedic ending in ＂The Biography of the Heroic Youth ＂. However, Cao Xueqin＇ s ideas are more complicat- ed. The conflict of ＂love＂ and ＂rationality＂ lead to the tragic ending in his book.