世纪末文人的新旧冲突与济世情怀——以刘鹗《老残游记》为例

Old and New Conflicts of Intellectuals at the End of the Century and their Aspiration of Contribution to the Society—Based on Liu E's The Travels of Lao Can

刘鹗的《老残游记》作为清末谴责小说的代表,体现出传统宗法专制社会大厦将倾之时有先见之明的知识分子对国运的忧虑与兼济之情。文章用文史互证的方法,从刘鹗的思想资源、政治观点和救国方略、对社会问题的看法、文学观点四个方面,探究以刘鹗为代表的晚清知识分子在特殊的历史变革境遇中所经历的思想巨变与应对策略,从而为揭橥新旧思想的转换提供新的视角。

As one of the repre sentatives of Condemnation Fiction of late Qing Dynasty, Lao E＇s The Travels of Lao Can showed the foresighted intellectuals＇ anxiety towards the fate of nation and aspiration of contributing to the society when the traditional Patriarchal Society was collapsing. Using the method of mutual reflection of literature and history, this article is to explore the ideological change and countermeasures of intellectuals of the late Qing Dynasty during special historical transformation, which focus on Lie E＇s thought resources, political views and Strategies of saving the nation, views on social issues and literature views. It is expected to provide trans-formation of old and new thought with a new perspective.