论女娲神话的流变

On the Displacement of Nv Wa Myth in Literary Writing

神话在文明时代经由不同意识的加工而衍生不同的意象。女娲神话在秦汉公共政治意识玩味中生成了具有补天和造人功能的"圣王"形象;在唐宋诗性玩味中,结合"寒士体验"又生成表征私人化情怀的"顽石"意象,成为《红楼梦》贾宝玉的性情基础。从圣王故事到顽石意象,显示了女娲神话之意义由公共政治领域向私人情感领域的流转,在神话流变中具有代表性。

This article takes Nv Wa myth as example to explicate the literary value contained in the myth which was formed in civilization age.In the literary rewriting,two images was formed：Goddess and a Stupid Stone.The later was adopted in A Dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xue-qin（1715-1763）.These two images reveal two function of myth in culture.It advocates rational idea and great cause,in the other hand it protects human freedom and individual experience of life.