论《搜神记》中狐的形象类型及其文化隐喻

On the Image Types and the Cultural Metaphor of the fox in Legend of Demigods

《搜神记》作为魏晋时期志怪小说的代表作,描述了各类神仙鬼怪的故事,有相当多的故事涉及到各类动物。关于狐的故事虽然不是最多,但是狐的形象类型比较有典型性和代表性。未卜先知的狐、学识渊博的狐、凶狠残暴的狐、媚惑淫邪的狐几乎涵盖了狐形象的各个方面。狐形象的多面性对后世传奇、志怪小说的发展产生了巨大的影响力。更为重要的是隐晦地反映了作者对魏晋时期政治现状、社会百态的思考与认识,具有一定的史传色彩。

As the representative work of mystery novels during the weijin period, Legend of Demegods, ＂anecdotes about spirits and immortals＂, describes all kinds of ghosts, gods story, and there are quite a few stories involving all kinds of animals. The story about the fox is not the most, but the image of fox type is typical and representative. Prophecy of fox, fox knowledgeable, vicious brutality of fox, fox charm vessel cover almost all aspects of the image of fox. The multifaceted fox＇s image greatly affects the development of legend and mystery novels. The more important is that it implicitly reflects the author＇s thinking and understanding to the political status and the society, featured with the historical biography color.