故物?錄存?敘事：《閱微草堂筆記》的物質書寫與情感意涵

Collections, Records, and Narrative: The Material Writing and Emotional Contents of the Yuewei Caotang Biji

紀昀《閱微草堂筆記》作為清中葉文人筆記之代表，向以議論、因果為其敘事特色，亦與《聊齋誌異》展現了不同美學特質。本文試圖以《閱微草堂筆記》中有關「故物」之討論，探究書中物質書寫面貌，指陳紀昀藉由「錄存」之敘事策略所寄寓之情感意涵。本文首先聚焦《閱微草堂筆記》敘述「物事」與「人事」之交疊複影，檢視文人書寫與自我表現間的複雜面貌，挖掘紀昀書寫往昔之用心。其次，藉由筆記文體之「廣異聞」揭示之賞鑒論述，並以《閱微草堂硯譜》為證，檢視《閱微草堂筆記》之文本型態與編纂歷史，勾勒紀昀之生活世界與情感意涵。本文藉由「故物」所呈顯之物質書寫，思考筆記文體之「錄存」與「敘事」特徵，通過文學語境之細膩轉折，彰顯清中葉文人筆記之情感意涵。

The Yuewei caotang biji閱微草堂筆記by Ji Yun紀昀is regarded as a representative work in the brush-jotting genre from the mid-Qing. It is distinguished by its narrative mode of argumentation and its use of cause-and-effect reasoning, which presents different aesthetic qualities compared to the Strange Tales of Liaozhai (Liaozhai zhiyi聊齋誌異). This article explores the Yuewei caotang biji’s discussions on“antique objects”and examines Ji Yun’s materialistic portrayals, highlighting the emotional implications conveyed by his narrative strategy of“recording and preserving.”The article first focuses on the text’s interrelated reflections on“material affairs”and“human affairs,”examining the complex facets between literati writings and self-expression, and uncovering Ji Yun's deliberate intentions in documenting the past.
Second, through the text’s discourse on appreciation, which is supported by the Yuewei Caotang Inkstone Catalogue (Yuewei caotang yanpu閱微草堂硯譜), the article examines the textual form and compilation history of the Yuewei caotang biji, sketching Ji Yun's lived experiences and their emotional significance. Through the materialistic portrayal of“antique objects,”this article contemplates the characteristics of brush jottings as a genre, emphasizing the intertwined nature of“recording and narrating”and revealing the emotional implications of mid-Qing literati's note taking within various literary contexts.