《红楼梦》双重叙事结构:凡例与楔子的内在含义

The Dual Narrative Structure of A Dream of Red Mansions:Intrinsic Meanings of Its Instruction and Wedges

《红楼梦》在表面的故事叙述之下,潜藏着作者的另外一个深层次的有关此书作者及其写作背景的故事。凡例和楔子两者之间,看似截然不同,一个是说明文字,一个是进入小说的情节,其实,两者之间是紧密衔接、水乳相融的关系,楔子实际上是凡例所提出问题的形象化解答,即以故事的形式表达:谁是此书的真正作者,这本书的写作史历程如何。

A Dream of Red Mansions contains another deep story about the author and his writing background under the superfical narration.The introduction seems so different from the wedges,for the former is a written description,while the later is the entry into the plot of the novel.In fact,the two are closely connected.A wedge is actually a visual solution to a common problem.Namely,it is expressed in the form of a story:who is the real author of this book and how does the creation progess?