试论《京华烟云》中红玉形象的审美意蕴

The Aesthetic Complexity of Hong Yu——the Feminine Image in Moments in Peking

林语堂先生在现代情境下所塑造的古典美人——红玉,是代表中国古典阴柔之美的女性形象。她艳丽照人,美貌出众,但自幼体弱多病、多愁善感,钟情于人却敏感于事,呈现出的是一种病态美。而透过表面文字看到更多的是这一人物形象作为服务于叙述者的积淀着特定文化意味的符号而存在,在她身上不仅生动地体现了中国传统文化的特质,而且她的悲剧命运也昭示了传统文化在现代情境下的生存困境。

Hong Yu, one of the heroines in Moments in Peking by Lin Yutang represents a feminine image of Chinese classic. Her beauty is breathtaking and exceptional. She attaches herself deeply to her beloved, but her ill-health makes her delicate, sensitive and the beauty morbid. The description of the character in fact is a symbol of history deposit explored by the narrator and embodies a special essence of Chinese traditional culture. Moreover, Hong Yu＇s tragic destiny reflects a living dilemma of the traditional culture in modern times.