浅谈《聊斋志异·梦狼》的来龙去脉

A Discussion of Dream Wolfin Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio

《梦狼》是《聊斋志异》中的名篇。其中"官员化为虎"等情节,受到前代文学遗产的影响,从中可以看出蒲松龄化腐朽为神奇的高超小说艺术。"断头"与"续头"诸情节,对后世文学影响巨大,外国文学中也有类似描写。正如钱钟书《谈艺录·序》所云"东海西海,心理攸同;南学北学,道术未裂"。理清《梦狼》故事的来龙去脉,不但能明了蒲松龄的雕龙文心,对当今小说创作或许也有一定借鉴价值。

＂ Dream Wolf＂ is a famous article in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio.In it,plots as ＂officials turn into tigers＂,influenced by the legacy of the previous generations of literature,show Pu Songling＇s superb novel art in making use of discarded things.The plots of ＂ broken head＂ and ＂reconnected head＂ have great influence on later literature and similar descriptions appear in foreign literature.As Qian Zhongshu says in the Sequence of Talk of Art： ＂the East Sea or the west sea,the mind is nearly the same;the Southern School or the Northern school,Tao is not split.＂ To sort out the ins and outs of the story of ＂ dream wolf＂ not only can help us to understand the essence of Pu Longling＇s writing,but also have some reference value to the contemporary novel creation.