试论《阅微草堂笔记》中的婆媳伦理小说

On Relationship between Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law in Notes of Yuewei Cottage

《阅微草堂笔记》中描述的婆媳关系主要可概括为孝可通神、不孝受报、媳妇受冤及"孝可不贞"等类型。纪昀的叙述真实简洁却又富含幻化的鬼神色彩,其议论"厉而有情"、开通洞达;从中可见纪昀对婆媳伦理的独到见解,及当时文人试图在情理之中找到伦理平衡点而不可得的道德困境。

The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in The Notes of Yuewei Cottage can be divided into four kinds： filial daughter-in-law would be blessed by God;unfilial behavior would be punished;the daughter-in-law is often abused by her mother-in-law;filial piety is more important than chastity.The narrative in Jiyun＇s novels is authentic and brief,and his novels are full of supernatural color.The argument in Jiyun＇s novels is rigorous,tolerant and enlightened.By these novels we can find the fact that Jiyun had deep insight into the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law,and we can find moral predicament that old-type scholars dropped into when they had tried to specify the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law ethics.