论《聊斋志异》中的“书画”叙述

Discussion on the Narration of“Painting and Calligraphy”in Liaozhai Zhiyi

琴棋书画是明清时期文人游艺的主要方式,因而深得小说家的偏爱,成为明清小说中重要的叙述内容。《聊斋志异》作为中国文言短篇小说的压卷之作,凝聚了蒲松龄毕生的心血,他以超凡的文学功力与精深的艺术修养,借助“书画”叙述,构建出一个精妙绝伦的文本世界。本文主要从三个方面对《聊斋志异》中“书画”叙述的特点与功能进行探究。首先,作为一门技艺,“书画”能够为读书人带来金钱、名利与富贵;其次,“书画”是文人适情娱志的主要手段,起到了沟通情感、增进情愫的作用;最后,“书画”的“传神性”特点,使其成为沟通虚实、连接画境与人境的媒介。

Qin,chess,calligraphy and painting are the main means of literary recreation in the Ming and Qing dynasties,and thus are deeply favored by novelists,becoming an important narrative content in Ming and Qing novels.Liaozhai Zhiyi,as the final volume of Chinese short stories in the literary language,is the life's work of Pu Songling.With his extraordinary literary skills and profound artistic cultivation,Pu Songling creates an exquisite textual world through the narrative of“calligraphy and painting”.This paper explores the characteristics and functions of“painting and calligraphy”narratives in Liaozhai Zhiyi from three aspects.Firstly,as a skill,painting and calligraphy can bring money,fame and wealth to the literati;secondly,painting and calligraphy are the main means of amusement for the literati,playing the role of communicating emotions and enhancing sentiments;Finally,the“evocative”character of“painting and calligraphy”makes it a medium to communicate fiction and reality and connect the realm of painting with the realm of people.