黛玉与香菱痨症的美学比较

Research on the Diseases of Daiyu and Xiangling

《红楼梦》对黛玉、香菱的痨症作了较多的描述，两人所患之疾均是以吐血为主症 的虚痨，病症为一，而病因实不相同。透过二人疾病发生的原因、治疗、预后等种种异同的现象，就会发现作者对这二个人物的安排是放在相对、相关的位置上来构思的。作者采用了疾病描写的手段，使人物关系更显得云遮雾断，扑朔迷离，从一个侧面充分体现了作品的伟大艺术成就。

Daiyu and Xiangling a re important ladies of'A Dream of Red Ma nsions'.The author finds a special relat ionship between Daiyu and Xianglian afte r making comparison between their diseas es,that is,tuberculosis. From th eir pathogenies,treatment and prognosis we find that the arrangement of the two characters is ingeniously conceived. The author describes the diseases of the two ladies and makes their relati onship more puzzling.It shows that'A Dre am of Red Mansions'is indeed a great lit erary works.