《铸剑》的文化解读

鲁迅的小说<铸剑>是一篇描写眉间尺为父复仇之主题的历史小说;其本事源自晋人小说<搜神记>之干将和莫邪的故事;在此故事的历史演进中,情节和思想题旨皆有变化,至鲁迅才将它创造为一篇脍炙人口的艺术佳作,其根源全系尚武爱国复仇为重要特征之越文化的深厚土壤;在日本,眉间尺的故事也受到广泛重视,被改写成多种文学作品;文学的这种古今中外演变,是一种重要的文化现象,亟应得到人们认真而深入的研究.

A Cultural Interpretation of Casting Sword

Lu Xun's Casting Sword is a historical short story about Meijianchi's revenge for his father's murder. It took its origin from the story of Ganjiang and Moye in Sou shen ji . Before Lu Xun developed it into a popular story of high artistic value, it had had a long history of evolution in both the plot and the tenor. It stemmed from the fertile soil of Yue Culture characterized with martial, patriotic and revengeful spirit. Even in Japan, the story of Meijianchi is universally noted and has been adapted into several literary works. It is a significant and noteworthy phenomenon that a literary text evolves through the ages and across countries.