诗意品格的个性闪现——《西游补》的意蕴与风格再探

Significance and Writing Style of Remarks on A Journey to the West

贯穿《西游补》16回文字中的主线,是对国家政体的严肃思考。作为一部充满诗意的小说,《西游补》思维的变动不居、艺术手法的跳宕多姿,都与作者丰富多彩的个性有关。认为《西游补》虽在宗教背景下讥刺现实,以历史及心灵史喻佛论道,但仅将其归为讽刺类小说或归为佛道类小说是不全面的。领略《西游补》的复杂主旨,将有助于深入理解和赏析这部特色独具的作品,省察作者凝聚在小说中的深邃复杂的思想和灵魂。

What runs through the 16-chapter Remarks on A Journey to the West is the author＇s serious pon-dering on the national political system. Its poetic thoughts, strong political ideas and flexible ways of artistic expression are closely related to the novelist＇s colorful personality. Though employing the skill of ironyin depicting matters on Buddhism and Taoism, it is not a novel of irony completely devoted to the depiction of religious matters. The theme of its writing is rather complicated. A deep understanding of its theme is of great help for the appreciation of the novel and the understanding of the novelist＇s profound ideas.