论《醒世姻缘传》中的《水浒传》元素

Study on Water Margin Elements in Marriages to Awaken Common People

《醒世姻缘传》中有很多《水浒传》元素,如使用了许多出自《水浒传》的俗典,有一些和《水浒传》中相似的故事情节和人物形象,以顾大嫂性格特征强化“悍妻”主题,在结构上借鉴了《水浒传》连环钩锁的叙事模式,甚至还提到《水浒传》书名等。由此可见,从明代中期至清代初期,《水浒传》故事通过评书、戏剧以及人们互相之间的讲述,在县城、村镇中广泛流传,成为城乡人民精神文化生活的重要组成部分,书中的人物性格特点、平生事迹家喻户晓,在平时的讲话中时常援引《水浒传》的俗典来表达自己的思想观念,以及对人对物的看法。

There are many Water Margin elements in Marriages to Awaken Common People.For example,many popular allusion from Water Margin stories are used,the name of the novel,Water Marginis metioned,some similar plots and characters are similar to it,a fiery womon whose name is Gu Dasao in Water Margin is witten in it to give prominence its fiery wife theme,the narrative structure mode of Water Margin is adopted,etc.Whereas Marriages to Awaken Common People mirrors that Water Margin is very popular in the cities and towns by story review,Chinese drama and story telling after the Middle of Ming Dynasty to Early Qing Dynasty.The stories of the novel is the important part of spiritual and cultural life.The personality characteristics and life stories of the caracters in it are widely known,and are used as popular allusion to express their ideas and view of caracters.