明清山东基层士人生存状态初探——以《醒世姻缘传》为例

The Living State of Grassroots Scholars of Shandong Province during Ming and Qing Dynasties A Case Study of Marriage Stories to Awaken Men

明代中期以后,山东地区基层士人的生存方式因受到商品经济冲击、自身群体膨胀等因素的影响发生显著改变。不同家庭出身、人生遭际、学养修为的基层士人应对生存的压力和考验做出了迥异的人生选择,从而使得这一群体的生存状态展现出多元化的发展趋势。《醒世姻缘传》是一部明清之际以山东地区为创作背景的长篇世情小说,小说中所勾画的大量基层士人的形象为深入了解当时山东地区基层士人的生存状态提供了较为生动、具体的文学史料。

Ever since the mid-Ming dynasty, the living state of grassroots scholars of Shandong province had undergone significant changes due to the impact of commodity economy and expansion of this group. Their different educational background, family background, ways of coping with pressure of survival, and choices of different life all contribute to the diversified development of the living state of grassroots schol- ars. As a novel with the set of Shandong province during Ming and Qing dynasty, Marriage Stories to A- waken Men provides vivid and concrete historical records for studies of the living state of grassroots schol- ars of Shandong province at that time.