倾轧、幻想与人生苦难——从《流红记》等看中国古代宫廷女性形象

The Mental Agony and Illusions of the Maids in an Emperial Palace

宫廷女性是一个特殊的群体。她们生活在血腥的倾轧和无尽的青春苦闷中,她们的人生苦难往往超过了普通女子。她们幻想君主将她们外嫁以便过上正常人的婚姻生活。迫不得已时,她们或寻求替代性的满足,或红杏出墙,或自杀。

The maids in an imperial palace were a special group. They suffered endlessly. Their mental agony was greater than any other ordinary women' s. They wished they could leave the palace to get married live a normal life. When they had no alternatives, they sought pleasure, illicit intercourse or commit-ted suicide.