略论《隋炀帝艳史》对《红楼梦》创作的影响

Influence of Emperor Suiyang's Love Story on A Dream of Red Maisons

古典章回小说《隋炀帝艳史》为明末世情小说的代表作品之一,文章在前人研究的基础上,结合作品实际,简单论述《隋炀帝艳史》对《红楼梦》创作的影响,这种影响既有环境描写方面,更有人物塑造、簿册异人等结构情节的影响。《隋炀帝艳史》的成就虽无法与《红楼梦》相提并论,但它给《红楼梦》的创作带来了一定的启发性,《红楼梦》的伟大在于继承前者的同时又有所创新,因而小说才有了永恒的魅力。

The classical novel Emperor Suiyang's Love Story is one of the representative works of the late Ming dynasty. This article reviews previous studies, and discusses the novel's impact on A Dream of Red Mansions from perspectives of environmental description, personal construction, and plotting. In Sum, though Emperor Suiyang's Love Story does not mount up to the same height of achievements as A Dream of Red Mansions, it does lend some insights to the latter, which innovates on its basis, and is acclaimed as a masterpiece in the end.