豪门中的百合花与大观园里的绛珠仙草——莉莉·巴特和林黛玉爱情悲剧之比较

Lily in the Tycoon Clan and Crimson Pearl Flower in the Grand View Garden: A Comparison of Love Tragedy between Lily Bart and Lin Daiyu

《豪门春秋》和《红楼梦》在许多方面都存在较大的差异,但这也不妨碍把二者间的共性进行比较。从人物个人境遇和爱情悲剧表现等方面来解读这两部作品,是研究这两部作品的一个新的切入点。中美文学在塑造妇女形象方面的异同揭示了文学历史发展过程中的某些相似或相异的规律。伊迪丝·华顿与曹雪芹对两部作品中男女感情纠葛描摹非常细腻。华顿与曹雪芹同样用悲剧的方式将莉莉·巴特与林黛玉"嫁入豪门之梦"击碎来向人们展示她们各自的悲剧人生。

While great differences exist between The House of Mirth and A Dream of Red Mansions in many as- pects, the comparison of their commonalities should not be hindered. A new approach to studying these two works is the interpretation from the angles of personal circumstances and performance of love tragedyl The simi- larities and differences in shaping the images of women between Chinese and American literature disclose some similar or distinct rules in the historical development of literature. Edith Wharton＇ s and Cao Xueqin＇ s descrip- tions of emotional entanglements between men and women are very exquisite in two works, Wharton and Cao Xueqin demonstrate their respective tragic life by shattering Lily＇ s and Lin Daiyu＇ s ＂dreams of marrying into the purple＂ in the tragic ways.