《牡丹亭》《红楼梦》“至情”主题之异同

The Similarities and Differences of "True Feelings" Theme in Peony Pavilion and The Story of the Stone

"至情"堪称中国古代文学作品的核心主题之一,也是打开中国古代文学作品深层文化意蕴的一把钥匙。如果说"至情"主题的文化意蕴在《牡丹亭》中得到了充分彰显,那么《红楼梦》则是这一主题在小说文体中最高的呈现方式。本文认为,《红楼梦》继承了《牡丹亭》"以情抗礼"的思想理路,而且不约而同地采用了梦的表现形式,这是二者的共同之处。它们的不同点主要体现在以下三个方面:梦之悲喜———"至情"主题不同的色彩基调;梦之阴阳虚实———"至情"主题不同的心理与哲学意蕴;梦之归路———"至情"主题不同的人生归宿。

＂True feelings＂ is called one of the core themes in Chinese ancient literature.It is also a key to opening the deep cultural connotation of the Chinese ancient literature.If the cultural connotation of ＂true feelings＂ theme is fully displayed in Peony Pavilion,then The Story of the Stone is the highest performance mode of ＂true feelings＂ in the novel style.This paper argues that The Story of the Stone inherits the ideological line of ＂resisting the ritual by true feelings＂ in Peony Pavilion,and unanimously adopts the manifestation of dreams,which is their similarities.The differences between them are as follows：sorrows and joys of dreams——different color tone of ＂true feelings＂ theme;Yin,Yang,True and False of dreams——different psychological and philosophical significance of ＂true feelings＂ theme;life endings of dreams——different life destinations of ＂true feelings＂ theme.