英文摘要 |
Hsiyou bu (Supplement to Journey to the West) is the most original among the many novel sequels in Chinese literature. No matter how original it may be, it is still rooted in literary tradition. Several texts in the Chinese literary tradition, such as Journey to the West (西遊記), The Records of the Grand Historian (史記), Heavenly Celestial Questioning (天問)and other stories and biographies in the Tang chuanqi (傳奇)stories and Sung History, which are closely related to the Supplement. Using these literary sources, the Supplement displays its literary imagination, semantic structure and value system. The concept of “intertextuality” is employed in this article to discuss how the Supplement uses, adapts, twists, expand or condenses the sources, so as to see the interconnectedness of the texts and its significance.For instance, following the theme of “mind-Monkey”(心猿) in the Journey to the West, the Supplement looks deeper into the mind of the Monkey, revealing the thought and feeling in the subconscious level. By treating the story in a limited perspective involving intellectually-oriented narration, the author gains an access to see things differently and to express his personal views better. Monkey's deification of the first Emperor of Qin will no doubt create an aura of dream world and display the human aspect of the Monkey. Twisted image of Xiang Yu (項羽) is obvious parody in reveal the theme of nation over personal concerns. The trial of Qin Kuai(秦檜)and the glorification of Yue Fei(岳飛)can be seen as areinforcement in a dramatic way of the discourse of what Song History has already put in and reveals the author's concern with the social reality. The parody of Qu Yuan's Clestial Questioning is one way to show off the author's learning and his resentment. In the final analysis, the structure of the Supplement is similar to that of the Yang Lin series of stories (楊林): “entering the dream world—trial—return to reality—initiation” pattern. After entering into and returning from the dream world, Monkey is initiated and becomes enlightened. |