《牡丹亭》和《罗密欧与朱丽叶》中“爱情”概念隐喻对比研究

A Comparative Study of the Conceptual Metaphor of “Love” in The Peony Pavilion and Romeo and Juliet

汤莎戏剧中蕴含了大量的情感隐喻,其中有关“爱情”的隐喻表达尤为丰富。基于前人研究,本文通过对《牡丹亭》和《罗密欧与朱丽叶》中的“爱情”概念隐喻进行分析和总结,发现两剧中“爱情”隐喻的始源域十分丰富,且多选用实体和景物类。此外,由于文化背景和故事情节等不同,《牡丹亭》和《罗密欧与朱丽叶》中存在各自特有的源域。通过分析汤莎戏剧中“爱情”隐喻的共性和差异,有助于揭示汤莎二人对爱情隐喻的认知习惯和模式。

Tang Xianzu’s and Shakespeare’s plays contain a lot of emotional metaphors,among which the metaphorical expression of“love”is particularly rich.Based on previous studies,this article analyzes and summarizes the conceptual metaphors of“love”in The Peony Pavilion and Romeo and Juliet.The study concludes that the source domains of the metaphors of“love”in the two plays are very rich with entities and scenery mostly used.In addition,due to different cultural background and storylines,there are unique source domains in The Peony Pavilion and Romeo and Juliet.By analyzing the similarities and differences of the metaphors of“love”in these two plays,it is helpful to reveal the cognitive habits and patterns of the“love”metaphors of Tang Xianzu and Shakespeare.