元詩中的胡烈婦書寫

Chaste Wife of Hu Described in the Yuan Poetry

本文以元詩中的胡烈婦書寫為研究對象，胡烈婦殺虎救夫是發生於蒙元平宋之前的北方，進而被載入國史的典範故事。值得注意的是，這個故事在元代獲得了跨越地域與時間的廣大迴響，不僅由金入元、由宋入元的文人以詩文關注，甚至整個元代都是如此。除了詩文創作外，亦持續有畫家將之轉成圖像，成為風行一時的繪畫題材，而涵蓋兩種不同藝術形式的特點，更彰顯其特殊性。值得注意的是，元代擁有不少這類婦女典範故事，卻只有胡烈婦受到如此的矚目，此一書寫事件相當值得探析。本文著意在關注此一主題在蒙元時期的傳播與發展，尤其是在沒有詩社與詩會推動的狀況下，其何以能成為當時流行的文學與繪畫主題？另外，元詩如何再現胡烈婦的形象？又呈現了怎樣的書寫特色？透過這些議題的釐析，本文希冀能對元詩中的胡烈婦書寫，提供更深刻的觀察。

This study explored the story of Chaste Wife of Hu in Yuan Poetry that killed a tiger to save her husband, which occurred in northern China before the Mongol conquest the Song dynasty. The incident was recorded in the national history as an exemplary story. It is worth noting that this story was echoed across the region and time in the whole Yuan Dynasty. Out of the poetry and prose, some painters continue to transform the story into images, which have become popular painting themes at that time, and the features of both art forms bespeaks the significance of this story. Stories of such exemplary women were common in the Yuan dynasty, but only Chaste Wife of Hu’s story received considerable attention. This phenomenon is worthy of exploration. This study focused on the dissemination and development of the topic in the Yuan dynasty and explored how this particular story became a popular subject of literary works and paintings, especially in the absence of promotion by poetry societies and clubs. This study also discussed the image of Chaste Wife of Hu in Yuan Poetry and the writing characteristics associated with it. By analyzing these issues, this study aimed to provide a more profound observation on the portrayal of Chaste Wife of Hu in Yuan poetry.