好汉背后的女推手——论《水浒传》女性的四大功能

The Female Pushers behind the Heroes——On the Four functions of Women in The Water Margin

《水浒传》把前台留给好汉,把后台留给女性,有时亦作前后台的临时翻转。水浒女性成为英雄好汉走进故事和江湖前台的有力推手。水浒女性不仅具有叙事学意义,而且决定着该书的主题性质,助推着该书的思想高度,体现着作者"为市井细民写心"的艺术深度。读懂《水浒传》的女性,是读懂这部书的关键。

The Water Margin left the front for the heroes,leaving the backstage for the women,and sometimes made a temporary flip in front and back. Water Margin women became powerful hero pushers in the stories. They not only had narrative significance,but also determined the nature of the theme,boosting the ideological height of the book and reflecting the author＇s artistic depth of Describing the Spirits for the Townspeople Stratum. Understanding the women in The Water Margin is the key to understanding the whole book.