父权的尴尬与失落——明清长篇家庭小说男性形象的文化解读

Embarrassment and Degradation of the Patriarchy——An Cultural Interpretation of the Maleimagein Saga Novelsin Ming and Qing Dynasties

强大的父权和父系原则,构成了中国家庭形态、家族制度的基本框架。在中国古代传统文化中,家庭对于男性往往寄予厚望,作为整个家庭的话语者,男性在享有家族权利的同时,还应该负载起家族的使命,但是与这种传统要求背道而驰的是:明清长篇家庭小说的男性大都是以"败家子"的形象出现的,他们代表的父性神话面临着严峻的挑战。

Strong patriarchal and patrilineal principles constitute a form of Chinese families and the basic framework of the family system. In ancient Chinese traditional euhure, families tend to have high expectations for the male, who is burden with very heavy load of the family mission. But contrary to the traditional demands, it is a ＂spendthrift＂ image instead of a family hero who often occurs in the saga novels in Ming and Qing Dynasties, which severely challenges the myth of patriarchy.