公义的审判:《离骚》与《约伯记》主题再比较

The judge of justice:a re-comparison of the themes in Lisao and the Book of Job

上个世纪八十年代中叶前后,日本学者三泽铃尔称"屈原完全应该视之为传说性的人物"的"屈原否定论"一出,即在我国楚辞学界引起了强烈反响,学者们大多从屈原及其作品的不容否定出发,对其进行了批驳。本文舍却这场争论的是非曲直,从约伯和《离骚》抒情主人公个人生命意识的觉醒角度出发,对两篇巨著的主题进行再比较,认为《约伯记》和《离骚》同中有异,异中有同:所同者为约伯和屈原都怀揣着对人间绝对公义的执着追求;所异者为在这种追求遇阻之时,约伯最终为自己找到了现世的出口,屈原却只能以毁灭肉身来抵达精神的彼岸,希求在另一个精神天国中去实现自己的人间理想。

This article compares the themes in Lisao and the Book of Job from the perspective of the waking of life consciousness in the protagonists of the two works. And this is based on the so-called ＂Upon Qu Yuan＇s Questions＂ written by Mitsusawa, a Japanese scholar, which has led to a heated debate domestically. It is concluded in the article that difference and sameness coexist between the two works. The sameness lies in that both Job and Qu Yuan had the persistent pursuit after absolute justice in human society, while the difference is that when the pursuit was held back, Job was able to find his exit out but Qu Yuan could only sacrifice his own life for the paradise of the spirit, hoping that he could fulfill his dream in another land of spirit.