论《蕉帕记》的“奇”

单本的《蕉帕记》是一部以爱情为题材的明传奇。它虽然以爱情为主要题材,但俗中求异,表现出有别于其他传奇的独特之处。其表现在:以蕉叶幻化成帕作为定情信物,这是一奇;主题内容囊括甚为丰富,神仙道化、人狐三角恋以及政治斗争三者巧妙地糅合在一起,构成了其主题的多义性,这是二奇;形式上,烘云托月、众星拱月等手法的使用以及场面描写的夸张渲染则体现了表现手法的新颖别致,这是三奇。信物、主题和表现手法三者相互促进,构成了《蕉帕记》的“奇”的特征。

On "Oddity" of Jiaopaji

Jiaopaji, written by Shan Ben, was a love legend in Ming Dynasty. Although the author adopted love as the main theme, he created novelty in vulgar subjects and showed the uniqueness different from other legends. Its uniqueness can be elaborated as follows: turning the banana leaf into a handkerchief in illusion as a promise of love, which was the first point of oddity; being rich in subjects of immortal-taoism, triangle love between the fox and the human being, as well as political struggles were cleverly mixed together, constituting the ambiguity of its theme, which is the second point of oddity; using the techniques such as setting off the moon with clouds and employing a pyramid of stars to surround the moon as well as exaggerating scenes all embody the novelty and uniqueness of the technique of expression, which demonstrates the third point of oddity. Token, theme and the technique of expression complement with one another, constituting the characteristic of "oddity" of Jiaopaji.