《子不语》中的龙形象探析

An Analysis of the Dragon Image in the Book Zi Bu Yu

《子不语》中的龙形象是中国龙文化的体现。《子不语》中的龙以龙兽、蛇、犬、人、神仙等不同的形象出现,这些龙形象亦善亦恶,亦真亦幻。龙形象的这些特征既与作者对奇闻轶事的偏爱有关,也与清朝乾嘉时期的社会环境关联,更是对前代龙形象的继承和发展。

Being a reflection of Chinese dragon culture,the dragon in the book Zi Bu Yu appears in various images including dragon beasts,snakes,dogs,humans and immortals,which are either good or evil,real or illusory.These features of the dragon image are related to the author′s preference for strange stories and anecdotes,as well as the social environment of Qing dynasty in the reign of emperor Qianlong and Jiaqing.They are also the inheritance and development of the dragon image of previous generations.