从孟玉楼形象管窥晚明社会的市民文化精神

Look at the Spirit of Civil Culture in Later Ming Dynasty Through the Character Meng Yulou

明朝中后期,经济发展带动了社会心理的变化,市井生活中出现了一种异于传统儒家礼教的新型市民文化。小说《金瓶梅》于此时应运而生,在书中一个重要女性——孟玉楼的形象设计上,体现出重商逐利的价值追求,注重自我的主体意识以及呼唤公平的果报观念,三者皆属于晚明市民文化的范畴。分析这一人物形象,有利于把握16世纪中国的市民文化,透视晚明社会心理与时代精神。

In mid-late Ming Dynasty,economic development leaded to the changing of social psychology.A new kind of civil culture differented from traditional Confucian ethical code grew in the chaotic street life.The Golden Lotus was born at the right moment.In design of its important character——MengYulou,we can realize the mercantilism values,self-awareness,fairness and comeuppance,which all belonged to civil culture in later Ming Dynasty.Analysing this figure can help us hold the civil culture in 16 century of China and inspect the social psychology and spirit of the time.