道教与唐代豪侠小说简论

Taoism and Martial Arts Novels in the Tang Dynasty

唐代道教兴盛,豪侠小说受到了道教文化的深刻影响。豪侠小说中的人物和故事发生地点多与道教有密切联系,这是显性影响;豪侠小说中表现出的轻财轻名、崇尚自然、功成隐退等精神以及其中的神秘色彩同样受到了道教文化的影响,即隐性影响。相比之下,隐性影响更为重要。唐代豪侠小说在中国武侠小说发展史上,起到了承前启后的作用。

The Taoism in the Tang Dynasty was flourishing . The martial arts novels in the Tang Dynasty was deeply influenced by Taoism culture. The characters in the novels and the place where the story hap pened are closely related to Taoism, that is dominant infucence. And contempting for money and fame, ad vocating natural, withdrawing from publilclife after success and the mysterious color in the novels are also subjected to the influence of Taoist culture,that is hidden effects. Hidden effects, by contrast, is more im portant.