古代小说“因爱离魂”母题的文化阐释

Cultural Interpretation of the Motif of "Soul Leaving Body for Love" in Ancient Chinese Novels

"因爱离魂"是古代小说创作的一个母题。这种母题的产生和流行,既与中国古代民族文化心理中的魂魄观念有着密切的关系,也与人类特有的爱情心理相契合。它以浪漫奇幻的方式叙写青年男女追求爱情的故事,折射出封建时代礼教伦常对人性的压抑,表现了作家对人性原欲的肯定和对女性婚姻状况的关注,有着丰富的文化蕴涵和审美价值。

＂Soul leaving body for love＂ is a motif in ancient Chinese novels.The developing and spreading of such a motif is closely connected with the concept of soul in ancient Chinese ethnic cultural psychology and is in line with the love psychology unique to humans.It is of rich cultural implication and aesthetic value in that its romantic and fantastic narration of how young people pursue love reflects the suppression of human desires by the feudal ethnics and the writers＇ acknowledgements of human desires and concern for women＇s married life.