《儒林外史》徽商群像的建构策略

The Narrative Strategy of The Huizhou Merchant Images in The Scholars

《儒林外史》中徽商形象并非全是负面,深入分析吴敬梓的叙事策略,可以发现徽商群像复杂而丰富的意蕴。通过与名士和官僚两大阶层碰撞,徽商豪横而卑贱的两面性跃然纸上。而置身于地方社会中,徽商则是传统文化和秩序的坚定维护者而非挑战者。通过"主角隐身"的侧面写照手法,徽商群像得以立体呈现。至于徽商群像背后时而同情、时而讽刺的笔调,以及"幽榜"的定评,则透露出吴敬梓对徽商态度的游移。

The images of the Huizhou merchants in The Scholars were not all negative.An analysis of Wu Jingzi′s narrative strategy shows that they were complex and rich in meaning.Through the collision with celebrities and bureaucrats,the Huizhou Merchants exposed their tyrannical and lowly nature.In the local society,the Huizhou merchants are the staunch defenders of traditional culture and order,not the challengers.Through the narrative strategy of″protagonist stealth″,the images of the Huizhou merchants were stereoscopically presented.The sympathetic and satirical tone from behind,and The You Bang evaluation,reveal Wu Jingzi′s attitude towards the Huizhou merchants.