“西游”故事“暴力”书写的文化续衍--以《后西游记》为例

The“Violence”in the Sequels of Journey to the West--Taking Later Journey to the West as an Example

《后西游记》是一部少见的将金钱与暴力直接联系在一起加以书写的作品,在书写上有独特的贡献,可视为"西游"故事衍化的重要成果。《后西游记》有关语言、金钱、性与暴力的书写,不仅拓宽了"金"作为明清小说叙事手段的文化内涵,而且借"西游"故事的唐代背景披露明末佛门怪相,别有一番复杂深奥的意图。《后西游记》这种极具象征意味的文本话语表现了作者对佛教寺院和佛教经济活动的高度关注和深刻反思,折射了明代商品经济、寺院经济、佛教文化的变化。

As one of the sequels of the Journey to the West in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties,the Later Journey to the West is a rare work that directly links money and violence which has a unique contribution in writing.By strategically relating language,money,sex and violence together,the Later Journey to the West has expanded the connotation of"Jin"as treasures of the Ming and Qing Dynasties and materialized sexual violence into a symbol of evil.The sequel criticizes the Buddhism scandal of the Tang Dynasty with profound intentions.In summary,the highly symbolic textual discourse of the story shows the author’s great attention and deep reflection on Buddhist temples and Buddhist economic activities.