论明清小说中的运河文化审美意象

Aesthetic Image of Canal in Novels of Ming and Qing Dynasties

意象在文艺学上是指带有作者主观情感的物象。运河作为中国古代人们生活中常见的场域,也出现在明清小说中,成为人物生活的典型环境,形成了独特的运河文化审美意象。明清小说中的运河文化审美意象有三方面的内容,一是作为运河意象的自然风光之美,彰显出中华民族内敛含蓄的气质和精神;二是运河文化意象彰显了人情之美,具有映衬主人公良好精神面貌的作用;三是运河文化意象的指向意义与小说主题相一致,表现出统一和谐之美。对明清小说中的运河文化审美意象进行研究,对于继承大运河的历史文化遗产和助力当代大运河文化带建设,具有重要的意义。

In literature and art,image refers to the object image with the author's subjective emotion.As a common field in ancient Chinese people's life,the canal also appeared in the novels of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.It became a typical environment for characters'life and formed a unique aesthetic image of canal culture.The aesthetic image of the canal in the novels of the Ming and Qing Dynasties has three aspects:first,the beauty of the natural scenery as the image of the canal shows the introverted and implicit spiritual temperament of the Chinese nation;Second,it shows the human beauty of the characters in the novel,which can set off the protagonist's good mental outlook.Third,the canal image is consistent with the theme of the novel,showing the beauty of unity and harmony.The study of the canal elements in the novels of the Ming and Qing Dynasties is of great significance for inheriting the historical and cultural heritage of the Grand Canal and helping the construction of the contemporary Grand Canal cultural belt.