容与堂本《水浒传》叶昼评语中的非传统“忠义”主题

Unconventional Theme “Loyalty”Comments on Water Margin by Ye Zhou

在《水浒传》主题为"忠义"的结论上,叶昼与李贽并无太大分歧;然而在对"忠义"的解读上,叶昼的思想明显不同于李贽;在对《水浒传》主题及其文学性、艺术性的深层挖掘上,叶昼走在了李贽前面。作为士大夫阶层一员的李贽基本从封建传统的立场解读《水浒传》的"忠义"主题;而作为不得志的下层知识分子,小说评论家叶昼更多是从人本主义和市民趣味的角度对小说的"忠义"主题进行解构和重塑。对容与堂本《水浒传》中的叶昼评语进行初步分析探究,有助于从不同层面和角度对原著精神新的侧面做出再认识,以此为基发掘和探寻小说博大深厚的内蕴。

As for the conclusion of the theme of loyalty and brotherhood in the Water margin, there is no much disagreement between Li Zhi and Ye Zhou. On the understanding of the loyalty and brotherhood, however, Ye Zhou is obviously different from Li Zhi; he got ahead in digging into the theme, literacy and artistic of this great novel. As a member of the literary intelligentsia class, Li Zhi interprets its theme from his traditional feudalist position; as a low frustrated intellectual, Ye Zhou, deconstructs and reshapes the novel＇s theme ＂loyalty＂ from the perspective of the humanism and civic interest. A preliminary analysis on Ye Zhou＇s comments on the novel＇s Rongyutang Edition can help us gain deeper understanding at different levels and angles into the works so as to discover and explore its broad and profound implication.