论《阅微草堂笔记》的讽刺艺术

On the Satirical Arts of Jottings from the Thatched Abode of Close Observations

清代纪昀的《阅微草堂笔记》是一部影响很大的笔记小说。自清末以来,学者对该书的评价重在思想内容和艺术成就上,而对其讽刺艺术则鲜有人论及。本文试就其中四个方面:讽刺的客观真实性;讽刺的深刻性;讽刺的分寸感;讽刺的具体技巧,略加讨论,希望有助于读者对《阅微草堂笔记》的讽刺艺术作些适当了解。

Jottings from the Thatched Abode of Close Observations written by Ji Yun is an influential literary sketches in the Qing Dynasty. Since the late Qing Dynasty a lot of scholars have focused on its thoughts and artistic achievements, they have never mentioned the satirical arts. This article attempts to deal with it in four aspects: objectiveness of satire, depth of satire, sense of propriety of satire, skills of satire. I hope that it will help readers deepen their understanding of these aspects.