一樁倒房計，兩樣救贖情——談〈李娃傳〉與〈玉堂春落難逢夫〉愛情試煉的異變

A Discussion on Different Perspectives of Love in Li Wa and Su San

唐代娼妓們感於士人風流雋雅，只要士人題詩娼肆，便能提升自己的卑微身份，以致於士族與娼妓之間的往來贈和更為密切，致使中唐之後出現不少出色的「娼妓小說」。白行簡所撰寫的（李娃傳）描述一位青樓女子李娃先負後恩的故事，小說末尾以滎陽公「命媒氏通二姓之好」，打破了唐代門第成見的婚配觀念。明人馮夢龍的〈玉堂春落難逢夫〉也有類似的愛情試煉情節，內容敘述青樓女子蘇三與王三公子的偶識離合為開展。李娃先負後恩，從共犯結構一變為人道救濟；玉堂春蘇三始終與王景隆立場一致，未有先欺後悔的心路歷程。因此，二位青樓女子出身雖頗為相似，其愛情試煉的過程卻頗有不同。其結果或能完滿，但環境心態的不同、救贖心態的差異、受難角色的變換以及最終結果的異同，都是值得深入推敲比較的。

To pursue the boost of their inferior social status, the prostitutes in the Tang dynasty keep a frequent and close contact with scholars at that time, which contributes to the surge emergence of a plethora of stunning ''prostitute fictions.'' Li Wa by Shing-Jian Bai delineates a story of a prostitute. At the end of the story, the father of Jeng breaks the long-standing myth in the Tang dynasty that the two parties of an marriage should be of equal status as well as family background. Likewise, Su San by Meng-Luang Feng in the Ming dynasty has similar plot, which unveils the love story between a prostitute, Su Sen, and Wang Jing-Luang. In the beginning, Li Wa is the one who commits crimes quite often, but finally she regrets. But the situation of Su Sen and Wang Jing-Luang, who always have the same standpoint, is totally different. Hence, the two prostitutes have different experiences and hold different beliefs towards love despite their similar background. They both have a happy ending. However, the similarity as well as discrepancy of their mental states, personal beliefs, and the results of their whole life are worth further discussion.