论茅盾《楚辞》研究的神话学阐释

On Mao Dun' Mythological Criticism in Researching Chu Ci

茅盾从比较神话学角度,认为《楚辞》的来源是中国中部民族的神话。《楚辞》中某些篇章如《九歌》、《天问》、《招魂》等在文学类型上就是神话,与屈原的人生情感经历无关。在中西神话比较的基础上,通过对《楚辞》中具体神话的阐释,茅盾简单勾勒了一个富有想象力的中国神话世界。茅盾对《楚辞》做出神话学的阐释具有开创性的意义,虽然在阐释《楚辞》主旨的时候,过于强调神话材料的重要性而忽视了作者的主体性改造,但总体来说是一次重要的尝试。

From the perspective of comparative mythology,Mao Dun concluded that the source of Chu Ci was the myths of the people of central in ancient china. He also thought that some chapters such as Jiu Ge,Tian Wen,and Zhao Hun in Chu Ci just were the myths,and have nothing to do with Qu Yuan' s emotional experience. Based on the comparison in Chinese and Western Mythology,Mao Dun described an imaginative Chinese myth world. Although he emphasis on the importance of mythical material too much while ignoring the reconstruction of subjectivity of the author in the interpretation of the theme of Chu Ci,Mao Dun' s work has initiative significance.