《红楼梦》的神话架构

The Mythical Structure in A Dream of Red Mansions

《红楼梦》中的神话架构可主要概括两条线索:一是女娲炼石补天神话,二是神瑛侍者与绛珠仙草结缘神话。通过运用结构主义符号学批评理论及女性主义批评方法,具体剖析《红楼梦》中的神话架构,探讨小说中的石头、女娲、警幻仙子、神瑛侍者、绛珠仙草等神话元素,解析出反叛-历劫-回归的神话深层结构及神话中的女娲、娥皇女英、绛珠仙草的女性形象。

The mythical structure in A Dream of Red Mansions can be summarized in two main clues:one is the myth of Nvwa refining stone and mending heaven,the other is the myth of the relationship between Deity Shenyingand Fairy Crimson Pearl.This paper uses Structuralist Semiotics Criticism theory and Feminist Criticism to analyze the mythical structure in A Dream of Red Mansions,discussing the mythical elements such as stone,Nvwa,Magic Fairy,Deity Shenying,Fairy Crimson Pearl and so on,analyzing the deep structure of the myth and the female image of Nvwa,Ehuang,Nvying and Fairy Crimson Pearl in the myth.