论《儒林外史》的饮食经济文化观念

On the Food Economic and Cultural Concept in The Scholars

《儒林外史》作为中国古代讽刺小说的典范,刻画了科举制度下知识分子的荒诞行径与生存困境。小说极尽讽刺劝诫之能事,回看只剩温柔与感伤。作品中不乏以追求功名利禄为核心的文人经济生活,有对迂腐儒生的嘲讽,也有对正面典型的歌颂。透过清代文人的人生百态、盛衰变迁的经济生活与饮食习惯,不仅可以了解《儒林外史》体现的饮食文化观念,同时也对现代生活具有积极的启示。

The Scholars,as a model of ancient Chinese satirical novels,depicts the absurd acts and survival difficulties of intellectuals under the imperial examination system.The novel is full of irony and persuasion,but only gentleness and sentimentality remain in retrospect.There is no lack of literati economic life centered on the pursuit of fame and fortune in the novel,some mocking the pedantic Confucian scholars,and some praising positive models.Through the various life styles of literati in the Qing Dynasty,the ups and downs of economic life and eating habits,not only can we understand the concept of food culture embodied in The Scholars,but it also has positive enlightenment for modern life.