论唐人小说中的“剑”

On Sword in the Novels of the Tang Dynasty

"剑"自古以来就是文学作品中出镜率较高的意象,在唐人小说中表现得尤其突出。唐人小说中,大约有六十篇小说提到了"剑"这一符号。与其他文学作品中"剑"的单一属性不同,唐人小说中的剑兼有兵器,礼器以及道教法剑等众多功能,体现了"剑"这一意象的独特意义与价值,并对后世的剑侠小说产生了深远影响。

Sword has always been a higher image in literary works since ancient times,especially in the novels of the Tang dynasty.About sixty novels of the Tang dynasty mentioned the symbol of“sword”.Unlike the single attribution of“sword”in other literary works,sword in the novels of Tang dynasty has many functions,such as weapon,etiquette tool and the belief of the Taoist sword,etc.It embodies the unique meaning and value of the image of“sword”and has a far-reaching influence on the later swordsman novels.