论《镜花缘》的游戏精神

On the Game Spirit in The Marriage of Flowers in the Mirror

《镜花缘》不仅是一部炫才与讽世兼长之作,还是一部“以游戏为事”的古典小说,具有鲜明的游戏精神。这种游戏精神具体表现在三个方面:一是对我国古代游戏文化的集中展示,二是其游戏化的创作笔法和诙谐幽默的喜剧风格,三是全书以“游”为核心的结构特征以及“人生如棋”的哲理意蕴。《镜花缘》游戏精神之产生,是作者李汝珍对中国古典小说游戏精神的体认与继承,亦与作者本人独特的艺术个性和文化追求有着密不可分的关系。

The Marriage of Flowers in the Mirror,both literarily and satirically versed,is a classical novel characterized by an outstanding game spirit,which manifests itself in the ensuing three perspectives.Firstly,it is a showcase of Chinese game culture in ancient times.Secondly,it boastsa game-style writing technique and a humorous comedy style.Thirdly,the novel possesses a structure centered on“games”,carryinga philosophical meaning that“life is like chess playing”.The author Li Ruzhenexperiences and inherits the game spiritin classical Chinese novels,which results in the spirit of playing games in The marriage of Flowers in the Mirror.Meanwhile,it is connected with the author’s special artistic personality and cultural pursuit.