回荡在庭院中的欢笑——《金瓶梅》与《红楼梦》的秋千书写

Laughter Reverberating in the Courtyard:Swing Writing in The Plum in the Golden Vase and A Dream of Red Mansions

秋千是我国历史悠久的民俗体育活动。作为文学书写对象而言,以实物的秋千、喻体的秋千、诗词中的秋千等不同的样态呈现在《红楼梦》与《金瓶梅》两部小说中,立体地展现了小说人物的生活情态,参与塑造了各色人物形象,在连缀故事情节、调节叙事节奏等方面有着显著的效果。从神话思维与民俗仪式上分析,秋千隐喻了男女之间的涉淫行为,也是生殖崇拜的象征。秋千折射出小说中从情节人物到民俗文化的多层次意蕴。

Swing is a folk sport with a long history in China.As an object of literary writing,the real swing,swing of metaphor,swing writing in poetry and so on are presented in different ways in The Plum in the Golden Vase and A Dream of Red Mansions.They vividly display the life style of the characters in the novel and participate in shaping various characters.In the narrative of fiction,it has remarkable effect in linking the plot of the story and adjusting the narrative rhythm.From mythical Thought and folk rituals analyzing,the swing metaphorically refers to sexual intercourse between men and women,it is also a symbol of fertility worship.The swing reflects the multi-level implications of the novel from plot characters to folk culture.