《妄妄录》才鬼形象探微

Exploration of the Ghost Image in The Record of Misconduct

《妄妄录》是清人朱海的一部文言志怪小说集,专门谈鬼,不涉神怪,情节荒谬离奇,堪称志怪小说中“鬼话”的后起之秀,《妄妄录》的主要价值也集中于其鬼形象,又以“才鬼”最为突出。才鬼故事主要来源于亲友乡话、亲见亲闻、采录他书。从特长着眼,才鬼又分为“扶乩鬼”“预言鬼”和“诗文鬼”三类。《妄妄录》借才鬼抒发作者的愤懑不平,讽刺世情人情。行文诙谐幽默,虽然针对个人的讥诮偏于俗趣,但对世情之讽刺却尖锐深刻。

The Record of Misconduct is a collection of classical Chinese supernatural novels by Zhu Hai of the Qing Dynasty.It specializes in discussing ghosts,does not involve gods and monsters,and has absurd and bizarre plots.It can be regarded as a rising star of"ghost talk"in supernatural novels.The main value of The Record of Misconduct also focuses on its ghost image,with"talented ghosts"being the most prominent.The stories of talented ghosts mainly come from family and friends'local dialect,firsthand experience,and collection of others books.From the perspective of expertise,talented ghosts can be further divided into three categories:"Fuji ghosts","prophecy ghosts",and"poetic ghosts".The Record of Misconduct uses talent and ghosts to express the author's anger and grievances,satirizing the world's human relationships.The writing is humorous and witty,although the sarcasm directed towards individuals tends to be vulgar,the satire on the world is sharp and profound.